What is a survivor? Relay for life 2012

Lesley Merrigan | Nov 03, 2011

Relay For Life is the largest fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, and is one of the many ways we, as a community, can contribute to finding a cure for this disease. With the funds raised through Relay For Life, we provide researchers the financial support they need to continue their ground-breaking research to eradicate cancer and make it possible for us to live in a world where no one fears cancer.

This article is going to focus on the “celebrate” aspect of our Relay For Life. It is important to first explain what a “survivor” is. From the minute a person is diagnosed with any form of cancer - that person is a survivor. No matter what stage you are in your treatment, you are a survivor the day you were told you had the disease. Survivors are the folks who inspire us at Relay For Life. They inspire families to put a team into our Relay For Life and spend 12 hours walking and celebrating the strength of their loved one battling this disease. They inspire our planning committee to bring great entertainment to Parham to help motivate the participants to walk our track from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Survivors are the reason we keep fighting back! We are celebrating all survivors at the relay and want them to allow us to recognize their battle and support them in their fight. If you are a survivor, or know a survivor, you are encouraged to participate in our “survivor victory lap” held at the beginning of our Relay For Life event. As a survivor, you are invited to come and share some snacks and receive a T-shirt that recognizes YOU as a reason to celebrate! We also encourage all people including survivors to join a team. Make an evening out of this event and celebrate all night with us!

The Relay for Life will be held on June 15 at the Parham Ball field. All registration for teams, survivors and volunteers and even donations can be done by going tohttp://convio.cancer.ca/site/TR?fr_id=10605&pg=entry. If you are a survivor and want more information or want to sign up to be a part of our Relay For Life survivors lap, but don’t have access to the internet, please contact our Frontenac Lennox and Addington CCS Office at 613-384-2361; 1-866-877-0309 and they will be able to help you.