Just extremely motivated
A “Relayer” from Illinois wrote a poem about me and sent it to me via Facebook a month go. I wanted to share it with all of you! Thank you Lee! Your gift is beautiful! The Walker I was making my laps , trying to show I cared but , it was really hard , [...]
In March I attended the Nordic Style Relay For Life event in Stowe, Vermont. The Nordic Style Relay is an event like no other as it is held at the Trapp Family Ski Lodge. The Trapp Family Ski Lodge is most popularly known for from The Sound of Music. This was the 7th year for [...]
Last year was the 25th anniversary of the American Cancer Society’s signature event, Relay For Life. In honor of the 25th anniversary and my 30th birthday I decided that I wanted to attend 25 different Relay For Life events. From March till September I toured around my home state of Illinois, Wisconsin, Washington (Tacoma), and [...]
Hello. My name is Lisa Hayes. My story is short and sweet, but has a decent ending. That should be obvious since I am here to tell it. I am a 19 year cancer survivor. More importantly, I am a fighter. The slogan that the Relay For Life uses is, “Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back”. I [...]
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