My second year participating in CFB Petawawa's Relay for Life was a great success! With all the generous pledges, I was able to more than double my goal to raise money for cancer.
The Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life is an event that is near and dear to my heart as my father passed away of cancer in 1997. To be able to do such a small thing as raise money by walking around a track overnight makes me feel like I've contributed something.
The event was filled with the camaraderie that I anticipated, and the evening began with the survivors' lap. A wave of yellow shirts held up faces of strength and determination – old, young, happy, proud.
As the evening progressed, the track at CFB Petawawa echoed laughter, music and general disdain for the mosquitoes. With the sun going down, the dedication luminaries lit the track – all representing names, faces that we may or may have not seen throughout our lives.
Also very proud of my offspring lasting well into the midnight. While his intentions to stay all night were very sincere, the offer from dad to take him home to sleep at 11:00 PM was more than enough to lure him away. He was, however, kind enough to leave me his Spider-Man sleeping bag.
As the sun came up, our team did the final lap together at 0645h with sore calves, sore hips, bloodshot eyes and mosquito bites. We did it!
Until next year!
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