The t-shirts say: Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. John and I participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, North Whidbey this past weekend. We were honored to be part of the experience. The Relay begins with a "Survivor" lap. It was amazing to be "in" a sea of purple shirts. Directly ahead of me was a man with a little boy on his shoulders, both were wearing survivor shirts. I was constantly wondering what each person's story was. They are all so different, and yet they all have cancer in common. After the survivor lap, the Relay starts in earnest. There were 84 teams. The idea is to have a team member walking (or running) on the track all the time, from about 6:00 on Friday evening, to 3:30 on Sabbath afternoon. When night comes, we don't stop, because cancer doesn't stop. Booths, representing the teams, line both the inside and outside of the track. They often have food or fun things for sale to add to the donations. Many people are cheering the walkers on.
