I am a Survivor.

My reason to Relay is to join people around the world in celebrating those who have survived cancer, remembering the people we've lost, and supporting the lifesaving mission of the American Caner Society. On February 7, 2006 at age 18, I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. From that day on my life has not been the same. I went through surgery and had my right ovary completely removed and went though chemotherapy until June of 2006. Although it was the hardest experience I have ever gone through, it was also one of the best. It taught me a lot about myself and the people around me and I now look at things in a very different way. I am proud to be able to call myself a cancer survivor and I want every cancer patient to be able to call themselves a survivor. This is a battle no one should have to lose. I feel I went through this for a reason and it has made me a stronger person and I need to take what I learned from it and do something good. Not only have I experienced cancer myself, I have also seen loved ones around me go through it. I want to start a team to get people more involved with raising money to research and cure this horrible disease and try to make a difference. This is also a way for me to honor the ones I love that have been taken away because of cancer. These people will forever be in my heart and have put up the biggest fight anyone could ever put up.
Please make a donation to me or join my team. You are helping deliver the hope that future generations will not have to endure cancer threatening the lives of their friends and family. You have the power to fight back against a disease that affects millions.

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