Hope Has No Curfew - American Cancer Society Relay For Life

Why is Relay For Life an overnight event? Four Heroes of Hope from the Mid-South Division of the American Cancer Society explain how the all-night Relay mirrors the cancer patient's journey.

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Education

Tags:

• American
• Cancer
• Society
• Relay
• For
• Life
• Mid-South
• Division
• Heroes
• of
• Hope
• Why
• Stay
• Overnight
• Grant
• Vosburgh
• Kimberl

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The walking continues into the sixth and seventh hour, and the night gets colder.

This time represents when the cancer patient becomes exhausted, sick, maybe not wanting to go on, possibly wanting to give up. As a Relay participant, you have been walking and feel much the same way. You are tired, want to sleep, maybe even want to go home, but you cannot stop.

But You cannot stop.

You cannot stop.

You cannot stop.

But you cannot stop or give up.

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When survivors start their cancer treatment, it’s hard and it’s taxing. Just like when the light of day fades into darkness. As midnight comes, teams continue to walk the track, but it gets harder.

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Often, Relay For Life starts when the sun is setting, symbolizing when the cancer patient is diagnosed as having cancer. Immediately there is a lot of support. People rally to lend a helping hand, much like the opening ceremony at Relay when everyone cheers that first lap of survivor.

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Sometimes people wonder why we Relay all night long, and stay overnight.

The Relay for Life event symbolizes the journey that the cancer patient takes.

Relay starts at dusk and ends at the next day’s morning. The light and darkness fo the day and night parallel the physical effects, emotion and mental state of a cancer survivor while undergoing treatment.

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