It's that time of year again! Time to start our Relay For Life Team fund raising efforts. This year we decided to do a team blog to let all those supporting us why we each participate in Relay. A few years ago I created this video with pictures of my experiences through my cancer treatment and reasons why I participate in American Cancer Society's Relay For Life event. I thought I would share it on our team's blog to start off our posts. The words to my poem are also listed in the text below. Enjoy!
I relay for life. For my life, for your life and every life touched by cancer.
I relay for those first diagnosed,
Who know not what’s ahead, but are ready to fight.
I relay for the survivor learning of recurrence,
Who already knows what awaits, but is still ready to fight.
I relay for the parents watching their child suffer through chemo
And the child enduring the suffering.
I relay for the husband afraid to lose his wife
And the wife afraid of being taken from her family.
I relay to fight the cancer that tried, but failed, to take my life,
And to bring hope to those who are fighting.
I relay to celebrate being a survivor
And to honor those who have not survived.
I relay for those who have the determination and the will to fight,
But surrender because they could not succeed.
I relay because I do not know why I won my battle and others lost,
But I believe that what I am doing will help more people win.
I relay for the friends I met through treatment,
To honor fights won and fights lost.
I relay to help calm my fears,
Because at times I am still afraid.
I relay for life. For my life, for your life and every life touched by cancer.
I relay for those first diagnosed,
Who know not what’s ahead, but are ready to fight.
I relay for the survivor learning of recurrence,
Who already knows what awaits, but is still ready to fight.
I relay for the parents watching their child suffer through chemo
And the child enduring the suffering.
I relay for the husband afraid to lose his wife
And the wife afraid of being taken from her family.
I relay to fight the cancer that tried, but failed, to take my life,
And to bring hope to those who are fighting.
I relay to celebrate being a survivor
And to honor those who have not survived.
I relay for those who have the determination and the will to fight,
But surrender because they could not succeed.
I relay because I do not know why I won my battle and others lost,
But I believe that what I am doing will help more people win.
I relay for the friends I met through treatment,
To honor fights won and fights lost.
I relay to help calm my fears,
Because at times I am still afraid.
I relay for life. For my life, for your life and every life touched by cancer.
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