It sucks a lot.
It sucks time, energy, and at its worst, cancer sucks the lifeblood right out of a person.
But this year I am doing my part to show the world what cancer can't suck...
HOPE!
I have signed up for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life being held in Catonsville, Maryland on June 12, 2010.
Our team will take turns walking the track ALL.NIGHT.LONG in support of family, friends, and loved ones who have been effected by cancer.
Why in the world is the event held all night long?
Simple.
Because cancer NEVER sleeps.
And for 1 day I won't either.
This year I am walking in honor of Susan Niebur of Toddler Planet.
I am also walking in honor of my Dad as a 2 time cancer survivor and my great-grandmother (on my dad's side) who survived breast cancer.
I am looking for family, friends, and bloggy buddies to join Team WhyMommy and walk with me in support of those who are living with cancer and in memory of those who fought hard to survive but couldn't.
If you would like to join me you can click on my support button you see above or visit this link:
The relay is a very uplifting event with a survivor's lap that begins every relay and after darkness falls the luminaries are lit in honor of survivors and in memory of those taken too soon. Every year I have a luminary lit in honor of my dad. Perhaps there is someone you would like to honor or remember?
If you let me know the name to be printed on your luminary I will locate it and take a photo for you on the night of the event.
The remainder of the overnight is spent with teams taking turns walking the track. Most teams dress up according to a theme they have chosen. As Team WhyMommy I think it would be great to have an outer space theme in honor of Susan and her work as an astrophysicist in the field of planetary science. I would love to hear your ideas on how to really make our theme OUT OF THIS WORLD!
The teams also typically sell a product, such as coffee, snowballs, or baked goods during the event to fund raise for their Relay team. Given I am a huge fan of baking I was thinking I would make loaves of my bread and batches of cookies. Once again, any ideas are more than welcome!
Please consider joining Team WhyMommy or coming out in support of Susan and others living with cancer on June 12th!
