Saturday, June 11, 2011
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
Moe, Dad and I did the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life Walk at Tolland High School last night. Two of Moe's friends from the Senior Center joined us - Sue and Sally. Very nice ladies with a great sense of humor, we had lots of laughs. This is my 3rd year at this event walking with Dad as cancer survivors. Sally is also a survivor.
Lt Gov Nancy Wyman was the keynote speaker again this year. A young woman also spoke, desribing her story of having an autistic child and beating breast cancer. Pretty inspirational stuff. The first half lap of the event is reserved for just survivors. People line the track and applaud as you walk by, many of them with tears in their eyes. It makes you appreciate life a lilttle bit more.
It's a fun event that we're lucky to be here to participate in. We were slowed a little by the corn on Dad's foot and the gout in my toes, but we were able to make 1 complete lap around the track at the old THS field. In keeping with this year's theme: "Celebrate, Remember, Fight back", Dad and I were fighting back to not be last in the race!
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