James, Bruce, Tansy, Ruth, Cathy,
Scott, Bev.
Just names.
More names that I could ever type, read, or see.
People changed by cancer. People who
are loved.
People who are missed.
People whose survival we celebrate.
People whose deaths we mourn.
People who sat in a doctor's office and heard the words,
"You have cancer." People who had
to break the news to their families, their friends.
Cancer knows no boundaries. It can strike anyone, at any time.
It doesn't care your race, your age, your living arrangements.
It doesn't care how much money you make or how much
you mean to your family and friends.
Cancer is a horrible disease.
It is ruthless. Once it strikes someone you love,
you are forever changed.
fight cancer. They work to give everyone, young and old,
more birthdays.
town. It was the first time that I've ever attended
a Walk event.
I'm thankful that I did.
fought back.
They raised money that will go towards
cancer research, early screenings, support
for people that have been diagnosed with cancer.
Our family had the absolute privilege of attending
the Walk for Life with a Survivor.
We had the privilege of walking around the track.
Of doing what we could to support those
who are fighting cancer, will fight cancer, have
lost someone to cancer, or may
one day lose someone that they love to
cancer.
On Saturday, we fought back.
We did what we could to stick it to cancer.
Hopefully, with the work of organizations like
the American Cancer Society, and the people
that come out to remember and celebrate those lives
touched by cancer, my children or grandchildren may live
to see a cure. May live lives that will never again be
changed by those words, "You have cancer."
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