We spent our Saturday at the American Cancer Society's Relay for life
my life has been more than touched by cancer
CANCER has been a part of my life since my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 15 years old
my mother went to have a routine baseline mammogram and came back many hours later
CHANGED
our lives were going one direction and then the word
CANCER
altered my families path
my mother spent the next year
FIGHTING
hard
i spent the next year
CONFUSED
&
SCARED
I am at a loss for the words to describe that period in my life so, for now I am going to leave it at that
my mother is a SURVIVOR
in every sense of the word
she is stronger for it
she is braver for it
she is kinder because of it
she is a SURVIVOR
Angelo's Company
had a tent up to raise money for the American Cancer Society
his boss had made these fun marshmellow's shooters
the kids had a blast
Emeline had fun with the duck pond
then the walk
Until we stepped onto the track we were just at a High School Track
the moment we stepped on the track
we could feel that this place had been transformed
the track became a memorial, I believe that when people gather for a cause
the land becomes
consecrated to that cause.
The track was lit with luminaries
these are ours
My mothers neighbor
Connie Wiliamson
just passed from breast cancer that ravaged her body
from her brain to her liver
she was a fighter, she fought hard
we remember her
My aunt
BONNIE DAVIS
she is a survivor of Breast Cancer
she fought hard and the cancer lost
My mothers cousins wife
Past this last week from leukaemia
My mother
THANK YOU for SURVIVING
thank you for fighting
you are a SURVIVOR
the track was beautiful when all the luminaries were lit
We are honored to have been a part of this wonderful event
