Relay for Life

What an amazing experience the later part of the week. Thursday was the kickoff party for Race for the Cure in Nashville. Friday was Relay for Life of Rutherford County. But Friday morning I got a call from the florist & my sweet hubby sent me a dozen red roses for our 12 year anniversary. I ran around all day Friday getting ready for Friday night's Relay for Life. It had to be moved into Siegel High School's gym due to the storms in the area. It started at 6pm & went through the night. By the time 6am rolled around, there were very few people there, much to my amazement. My mom, Kim Fisher, Christy Huddleston, my daughter Abby, her two friends, Rachel Woods & Olivia Arnold, were real troopers & hung in there with me. Needless to say I slept all day Saturday & could barely walk last night to go on my date with Anthony. We went to Franklin & had a nice dinner. He even got the babysitter lined up ahead of time. The Relay raised over $70,000 & our team of 14 or 15 went past our goal of $2000. I'm so proud of you ladies. I've had the privilege of meeting so many wonderful people while being part of ACS & Komen. I hope those of you who read my blog will volunteer or donate to one or both of these organizations. Cancer unfortunately has affected someone you know or you wouldn't be reading this right now. It is too prevalent & I believe that science is on the brink of finding a cure for many of the cancers. DNA testing has come so far the past year. With this, it will take the guess work out of chemo, because they will be able to pinpoint the drug that works best. I thank those who donated to Relay for Life in my team's honor. It means so much to me for those who came & walked for as long as you could...Caroline Ott, Kristy Gross, Amy Wheeler, Pam Arnold, Sandy Hale, Melanie Woods, Barbara Rogers, Anthony & Austin, & Susan Lynch. I could not have done it without you!!!