Raven Greene

 So many of you know all about Raven Greene, Cooper's buddy. Raven never ceases to amaze us with his kindness throughout Cooper's journey, something he had no part in knew someone out there was battling something bigger than himself. Raven quickly became one of Cooper's favorite people, a friend, and quite the role model to our kid.


Raven and Cooper have kind of a poetic connection, if I do say so myself. You see Raven is no stranger to difficult situations over the last 2 years either. Shortly after Raven reached out to Cooper initially, he was injured and missed several games of his Rookie season. This past year after Cooper and Raven met for the first time, Raven suffered a hit in a game that required him to go on IR and also have surgery. Cooper and Raven remained in contact throughout all of it. I truly believe that they brought each other a lot of strength. This year Raven is doing really well. The week after Cooper finished his last IV chemo Raven wore his Super Cooper shirt to the stadium for game day and for warm-ups and wrote this below about everything coming full circle. 




We will forever be Raven Green fans, no matter what. No matter what team he plays for, not matter where he ends up. He will continue to be one of Cooper's favorite people whether he wins a super bowl or whether he goes on to use his degree somewhere else. Raven has shown us and our kiddo the meaning of true kindness. Raven is having an awesome season. He's a really hard worker, and always has a good outlook despite what adversity he may face. We're so excited that he is healthy this season but more than anything we are thankful that he made a small decision over 2 years ago to pay it forward and be a part of something bigger. Thank you Raven from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of our journey. 

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