The Day Everything Changed for Danielle

|jared fredrickson
The Day Everything Changed for Danielle

On a gorgeous California afternoon, Evil showed up. Danielle was home with our boys when she fell and had a seizure. The boys jump into action, called 911 and got her help. Evil was knocking at my door ready to take my beautiful things.

Scans, tests and surgery have revealed that Danielle has several high-grade glioblastomas on her brain in a very critical location. The fight is on.

Danielle is pure love, pure joy, pure heart. How can pure evil come for her. I know of no one that loves like her. I am blessed that she said “yes” on a cold night standing on the Manhattan Beach pier after we realized I grabbed the wrong set of keys and locked us out of our house!

I’ve been blessed to be her husband, business partner, and co-child wrangler. She’s been my angel.

I’ve often joked with her that she looks like Adrian from Rocky, we even dressed as them for Halloween one year. But it’s no joke, I am ready to step into the rink and stand face to face with Apollo. I’m ready to fight this fight with her and for her. Also for her family, our boys, our friends and the wonderful people in our lives that love her.

The road we’re on now is going to be something I wish upon no one, but I’m ready, she’s ready! I’m ready for the hard days that I get to be there with her and hold her hand. I’m looking forward to the long sleepless nights because I get to be with her and hold her. I often hope the mornings never come.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you for your love, support, hugs, donations, uber eats gift cards, advice, ears to listen and shoulders to cry on. The amount of love and support is something I couldn’t have ever imagined. You all are “loving like Dani” and I thank you.

Stay tuned. The fight is about to begin.