Nearly 12 million cancer survivors
live in the United States today. That’s one reason why the theme for this
year’s Noble County Relay for Life is “Birthdays”, and also why the organizers
of this American Cancer Society event want to have as many survivors attend as
possible.
Cancer survivor Judy Middleton of Albion
will be guest speaker at the 2012 Relay. She’ll tell her story of fighting
breast cancer at the May 19-20 event, which will be held at the West Noble High
School track and football field, south of Ligonier along US 33, starting at 10
a.m.
All cancer survivors are invited to
the Relay to hear Judy speak and for the Survivor Walk and Dinner: The Walk
begins at 5 p.m., with the dinner immediately following. A cancer survivor is
anyone who identifies themself as a survivor, whether that’s one day after
diagnosis or 25 years after treatment.
The American Cancer Society wants to celebrate all cancer survivors, at
Relay For Life events in more than 5,100 communities and in 20 countries
worldwide.
If you’re a cancer survivor or
caregiver, we invite you to be our special guest. Announcements, ideas, news,
and registration information can all be found on the website at www.relayforlife.org/noblecountyin. For further
information contact Luana Walker at (260) 636-7337, or by e-mail at luanawalker@ymail.com.
You can also contact Noble County
Chairperson Carla Fiandt at Community State Bank in Albion, by e-mail at carlaf@csbemail.com, or by phone at
260-636-3744.
My dad's a survivor. He had melanoma, was given a death sentence if he didn't undergo surgery, and it's been twenty years or more. Still around, still doing well.
ReplyDeleteGood for him! I hear more and more stories like that all the time.
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