Relay for Life

I was fortunate enough to be affiliated with an exceptional group of bright and energetic young women for this years local Relay for Life. Some of the team is pictured here and among those in the picture, four have lost Mothers to Breast Cancer, including my daughter. These are young women who have lost the loving and mentoring relationship that mothers and daughters share, and whose kids have lost a Grandmom. This was a first year team and they did extremely well raising in excess of $3,500 for the American Cancer Society. But almost as importantly, they are a close knit group of spiritual young women, who will likely live up to their team name, "Girlfriends For Life"....I sure hope so. My daughter was the team captain, and she knows how proud I am of her, but I do want to say how proud I am of all the "girls" and how well they did. They are already talking about next year's event, so I know we are in good hands.

If you've ever thought about participating in a Relay where you live, I would encourage you to get more information, and find out how. Let's hope that through such events, we will find a cure for this awful disease that takes so many women at such a young age, and that when this team's kids are their mothers age, all the Moms will be standing there with them.