Tory's Tourney

Tory Time

Hi my name is Tory.  I go to Sandwich West Public school and I am 9 years old.  I am here to talk about my feelings about Muscular Dystrophy.  The thing that I hate about Muscular Dystrophy is that when my friends are playing games like soccer and racing each other I don’t want to use up my energy and it makes me very unhappy to not play with them.  I also will never know what it feels like to run fast. Sometimes my friends help me out and play games that I can play that don’t waste my energy.

There is one thing that I like and that is that I get to have a golf tournament every year.  I get to tell jokes and play golf.   The best thing about my golf tournament is that I get to raise money to help find a cure for my disease.

My life is hard because I can’t go on trampolines or jumping castles – when I see kids on them they always look like they are having so much fun. 

I have a great friend named Kayden, he has a trampoline and when I come over to play with him he always gets off the trampoline to play with me.  He is one of the kids that really understands my disease.  On Halloween there were many houses with stairs so Kayden would go up to the houses and bring me candy.  He is one of my best friends. 

Every spring we have a walk to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy.  We walk 33 km through Spring Banks park in London.  It is always a great but tiring day.  Poppa’s hot tub sure feels great after the long day.

I go to London every Tuesday with my mom and poppa to try a new drug.  We are hoping that it slows down my disease by giving me a form of Muscular Dystrophy called Beckers that will help my muscles.  The shots hurt and the blood work is not fun but it is definitely worth it.

HERE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS....

I LOVE STAR WARS, SUPERMAN, X-BOX AND INDIANA JONES AND I LIKE TO PLAY WITH MY STAR WARS LEGO SETS.
I LIKE TO BAKE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES TOO !!
I'VE BEEN TO SOOOO MANY PLACES...DISNEY WORLD, PUNTA CANA, ARIZONA, MEXICO AND A CRUISE.

TV SHOW: AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS
SPORTS: DETROIT TIGERS, DETROIT RED WINGS, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS, PITTSBURG STEELERS AND MIKE WEIR
DISNEY RIDE: THUNDER MOUNTAIN (It's the BEST)
RESTAURANT: THE KEG
FOOD: CRAB LEGS, NONNA'S PASTA AND APPLE PIE
PLANET: URANUS :) (The Science Centre in Toronto is really cool)
COLOUR: RED
SONG: 'BAD ROMANCE' BY LADY GAGA

MY NAME IS TORY EUGENE PROVENZANO...'TOR' FOR SHORT. MY BACKWARDS NAME IS 'YORT' AND MY NICKNAME IS 'TORY MAN'. I'M 9 YEARS OLD AND I'M IN GRADE 4 AT MY SCHOOL. MY BEST FRIEND IS BRAD. I BELONG TO THE CUBS AND ON SATURDAYS I GO HORSEBACK RIDING. I USED TO RIDE TWO HORSES NAMED WENDY AND  CHARLIE BUT NOW MY HORSE'S NAME IS MONTY.

This is a great video that might help you understand a little about my disease.

Thank You, Tory

Brain POP animation about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

FOR ADDITIONAL INFO CONTACT:

CHRIS AND LAURIE GIRARD: 791-8695

or e-mail at torystourney@gmail.com

This page was last updated on Sunday, April 17, 2011

HOME --- -TORYS TOURNEY 2006 - TORYS TOURNEY 2005 ---  TORYS TOURNEY 2004---HOP-A-THON---PIG ROAST---LAS VEGAS RAFFLE