The legendary Relay for Life has once again come to my little town. It is amazing how much we as a community participate in the relay. Once you are there you are really able to remember everyone you know who has had cancer and that acts as a motivator for the relay. Each person in the relay has a reason for relaying, mine is my brother, grandmother, and great-grandfather. I also have friends and others that I know who have had cancer, some of which overcame amazing odds to live and to help others fight. When I am there I am overcome by a drive to continue on in the relay. Ours is an all-night relay and I usually want to walk almost every hour. My first relay I walked so long that I was limping and stumbling around the track by seven in the morning. The relay begins tomorrow. I am looking forward to participating with my team and walking with my friends around the track to help fight against cancer and to fight to find the cure.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Relay For Life
The legendary Relay for Life has once again come to my little town. It is amazing how much we as a community participate in the relay. Once you are there you are really able to remember everyone you know who has had cancer and that acts as a motivator for the relay. Each person in the relay has a reason for relaying, mine is my brother, grandmother, and great-grandfather. I also have friends and others that I know who have had cancer, some of which overcame amazing odds to live and to help others fight. When I am there I am overcome by a drive to continue on in the relay. Ours is an all-night relay and I usually want to walk almost every hour. My first relay I walked so long that I was limping and stumbling around the track by seven in the morning. The relay begins tomorrow. I am looking forward to participating with my team and walking with my friends around the track to help fight against cancer and to fight to find the cure.
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