Why I Relay
Before I was born cancer killed my grandmother. I remember being little and listening to my mom talk about her. I always felt that it would have been wonderful to have had the chance to know the woman my mom spoke so fondly of. Cancer robbed my mom of her mother and me from ever getting to meet my Grandma.
When I was little there was nothing better than going to my Grandparents’ house for the holidays. It didn’t matter that it was a three hour drive or that back then I got car sick just looking at a car. It was my favorite place to be. My dad has a big family and I loved the wonderful chaos that came with the family gatherings. I remember my Grandma’s hugs. She always hugged you like she really, really meant it. Cancer killed my Grandma when I was thirteen.
I will never forget the day Trav’s (my boyfriend) mom, Elaine, told us she had lung cancer. It was devastating and felt as though the world had sort of stopped. All the worries and stresses of being a young parent in college seemed far away and insignificant. Elaine is a fighter though and after going through all of the awful cancer treatments it seemed as though cancer was a word we could put behind us. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case; she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This year she has beat it and I will forever be in awe of her strength and positivity.
Trav’s cousin Tish was diagnosed with breast cancer this year. She is a wonderful woman and a mother of three beautiful girls. She has gone through so much ridding herself of this terrible disease. It’s so difficult to see this and feel so powerless to help. She went through chemotherapy and is currently recovering from a mastectomy. She recently found out that she will need more chemotherapy after her radiation treatment. To me this is outrageous. She has gone through so much and yet cancer is not done making her suffer. She is an amazing woman and I know she is going to beat this. Her strength is an inspiration.
I know that there is a better way to treat this disease, a way that doesn’t torture those who have it. We can find a cure, we just need to come together, pool our resources and not quit until a better treatment and cure are discovered. This is why I am walking in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.
When I was little there was nothing better than going to my Grandparents’ house for the holidays. It didn’t matter that it was a three hour drive or that back then I got car sick just looking at a car. It was my favorite place to be. My dad has a big family and I loved the wonderful chaos that came with the family gatherings. I remember my Grandma’s hugs. She always hugged you like she really, really meant it. Cancer killed my Grandma when I was thirteen.
I will never forget the day Trav’s (my boyfriend) mom, Elaine, told us she had lung cancer. It was devastating and felt as though the world had sort of stopped. All the worries and stresses of being a young parent in college seemed far away and insignificant. Elaine is a fighter though and after going through all of the awful cancer treatments it seemed as though cancer was a word we could put behind us. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case; she was diagnosed with breast cancer. This year she has beat it and I will forever be in awe of her strength and positivity.
Trav’s cousin Tish was diagnosed with breast cancer this year. She is a wonderful woman and a mother of three beautiful girls. She has gone through so much ridding herself of this terrible disease. It’s so difficult to see this and feel so powerless to help. She went through chemotherapy and is currently recovering from a mastectomy. She recently found out that she will need more chemotherapy after her radiation treatment. To me this is outrageous. She has gone through so much and yet cancer is not done making her suffer. She is an amazing woman and I know she is going to beat this. Her strength is an inspiration.
I know that there is a better way to treat this disease, a way that doesn’t torture those who have it. We can find a cure, we just need to come together, pool our resources and not quit until a better treatment and cure are discovered. This is why I am walking in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.
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