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What Cancer Can Not Do

It cannot invade the soul, suppress memories, kill friendship, destroy peace, conquer the spirit, shatter hope, cripple love, corrode faith, steal eternal like, or silence courage.

Strong statement! I am so tired of watching what cancer does to people. I know what cancer does. I've lived through it twice myself as a breast cancer survivor and I've been a caregiver more than I'd like to admit. I want to help end cancer! That is why I am relaying and that is why I volunteer my time to the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life as their Survivor Co-Chair! Every time we are at a committee/team meeting we recite this poem (below) to remind ourselves why are relaying. Cancer affects everyone! Cancer is a terrible, terrible disease that needs to be killed and we have to constantly fight and never give up so it doesn't hurt our future. My biological mother died of breast cancer when I was five years old. My dad died of lung cancer when he was 57 years old. All four of my grandparents passed away of cancer by the time I was 13 years old. My father in law fought leukemia for years and just lost his battle to an pneumonia due to low immune system. I can honestly say that I despise the word cancer!

Cancer is a word that gets my blood pumping, my brain thinking, and my heart racing! I feel good about myself when I join together with the Relay For Life teams. I know, I am making a difference to someone, somewhere, one day, at a time!

Please, please help in making a donation to the American Cancer Society and thank you so much for visiting my page.

Cancer Does Not Stop For Nighttime

Relay For Life begins during the day, when the sun is shining bright and the excitement and energy is flowing through the community.

The sun is setting. This symbolizes the time that the person has been diagnosed as having cancer. The day is getting darker and this represents the cancer patient?s state of mind as they feel that their life is coming to an end.

As the evening goes on it gets colder and darker, just as the emotions of the cancer patient does. Around 1 to 2am represents the time when the cancer patient starts treatment. They become exhausted, some sick, not wanting to go on, possibly wanting to give up. As a participant, you have been walking and feel much the same way. You are tired, want to sleep, maybe even want to go home, but you cannot stop or give up.

Around 4 to 5am symbolizes the coming of the end of treatment for the cancer patient. Once again, they are tired, but they know they will make it.

The sun rising represents the end of treatment for the cancer patient. They see the light at the end of the tunnel and know that life will go on. The morning light brings on a new day full of life and excitement for new beginnings for the cancer patient. As a participant, you will feel the brightness of the morning and know that the end of the relay is close at hand.

When you leave the relay, think of the cancer patient leaving their last treatment. Just as you are exhausted and weak, so is that person after treatment.

REMEMBER: There is NO finish line until we find a cure!


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