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saint:
Forgive me for getting personal a moment here. A dear friend of mine is participating in the Relay For Life, as she does every year. Her page for donations can be found here.

This past November 9th, my mother passed away from lung cancer after a 2 year fight. Everyone loses someone dear to them sooner or later, but cancer is a particularly evil disease. The fight against it is as hard and as devastating as the disease itself, raising hopes one day and then dashing them the next. It not only robs you of health and vitality, but also dignity as well.

The last two weeks of my mother's life she was in an obvious decline, and we felt the end was near. Wednesday they visited the doctor for what was likely to be the last time, only to get the astonishing news that her tumor had shrunk by a significant percentage. My mother, so weakened by her treatments and the cancer that she no longer had the strength to even get herself out of bed, and whom had already made her peace and arrangements, was asked if she wanted to give up or continue to fight. She said she wanted to continue to fight.

The next morning she died.

Cancer is an evil evil disease that is likely to affect someone close to you in your lifetime. If you can, please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society relay for life.

I miss my mom.

--- saint

Ginsu Victim:
Contact your local hospital if you wish to get involved in some of the Relay for Life activities. Here in Duncan, OK, Duncan Regional Hospital raises money for this cause every year. My mother works in their home health care department and has contributed time and money every chance she's had. She is a cancer survivor and currently my grandmother is undergoing radiation for bowel cancer.

Please consider donating even a small amount to such a good cause.

I'm sure our waistlines will appreciate one less trip to Taco Bell, anyway. ;D
Ginsu Victim:
I'm very disappointed in the number of views this thread has received. :(
Kevin Mullins:
No kidding.

I was having a hard time finding the right words to respond with to the thread in general.... my girlfriends father has cancer in his liver.
It wasn't a super good trip the last time they got to visit which was just recently in California.
Her parents actually live in Holland.... so it's really tough right now in that aspect.
abzman2000:
I'm actually going to be participating, as part of my rotaract club. 
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