Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Relay for Life

A message from Jack Frost III.

Can you believe that more than 1.3 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States this year? Those are staggering statistics, but there is hope. Each of us can do something to save lives and help those already fighting this disease. That's why I've decided to take action against cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® event right here in my community.

Relay For Life is an overnight event that brings our community together to help support the American Cancer Society and its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The Society works hard every day to prevent cancer and save lives by supporting groundbreaking research, affecting public policies that protect us from cancer, and educating people on how to prevent or detect cancer early. The Society helps people with cancer right here in our own community. And our efforts at Relay For Life can help the American Cancer Society to keep working toward a cancer-free future.

I want to invite you to show your support in the ongoing fight against cancer by joining us for this year's event. Please click on the link below for more information, including details on the inspirational Survivors' Lap and the moving Luminaria Ceremony. We hope to see you there! If you can't join us, will you please visit the site and make a donation to support our efforts? Either way, you will make a real difference in the lives of people facing cancer and in the lives of the people who love them. Thank you!

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From the personal page...

My mother, Debra L. Frost, lived for two years with Stage 4 breast cancer. Her struggle was long and very hard. She never truly let on exactly how hard it was due to the fact that she knew my entire family drew our strength directly from hers. Without my mothers strength and resolve through her experience my family would have struggled to make it.

I believe that it is people like my mother that give cancer victims, cancer patients, and cancer survivors meaning and hope.

My mother lost her fight on November 16, 2007. I believe that without warriors like Debra L. Frost, we would all struggle to make it through our war on Cancer.