I have been on Scorum now for 232 days. It has been a fantastic journey and I am grateful for the platform but more importantly for the relationships that I have made.

Today is the first day that I have not done a podcast. I literally did one for 231 days in a row and I plan on doing one for another 231 days in a row starting tomorrow. The reason I took today off was because it is the anniversary of one of the worst days in my life.

Last year on March 16th, I was in Detroit to watch the opening round of March Madness with my sister and my best friend. It was a tradition that we had made to travel to a different city each year. We were excited to be there and watch all of the action. But we got the worst news of our lives.

My mom was 77 years old and was going to live forever, in our minds. She walked a couple miles every morning, took care of my niece and nephew every afternoon once school was out, and was my hero. But we found out that she had stage 4 cancer on this day. There was no cure, there was little hope, and the chemo was to start right away.

Over the next 100 days, Brittany and I would get married, I would turn 40, and my mom would lose her battle.

March Madness has always been my favorite time of the year, and I will continue to enjoy it for years to come. But March 16 will forever be one of the hardest days to get through.

Squeeze your love ones extra hard tonight and never take a day with your mom for granted....