Why Do I Relay?

Everyone that gets involved with the Relay For Life has their own special reason to be there. Some are survivors and some have family, friends or other loved ones that are fighting with cancer or that have lost the fight with cancer. Personally I fit into the second section of that statement. I have lost many loved ones to cancer and I hope that the money that my team and I raise for the Relay For Life helps those who are fighting the disease as well as those who are trying to cope with a loved ones battle.

There are many stories on the American Cancer Society's webiste regarding the reasons to Relay but I believe that everyone must find their own reason to participate.

My reason to relay is personal. I lost a wonderful friend who taught me a lot in the time that we knew one another, my father-in-law who showed me the meaning of a yelling match and a smile, my husband's grandfather who was I loved like my own grandfather and I never tired of his stories and my husband's grandmother who I didn't get a chance to know very well. I have lost aunts and other family members as well and have had a close friend survive cancer and have family who are battling the disease now.

There are countless reasons to relay but when they are personal to you then you fight even harder to get the news out there about Relay and you work to make the fundraisers you do a success. Cancer touches us all. Everyone on my team has their own special story about why they relay. Maybe they'll share those here eventually. Maybe not. But everyone involved with Relay is there because of someone they loved. Good luck to all Relay For Life teams who are out there raising funds for the American Cancer Society. I hope all you do is a success.

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