Curing Cancer One Step at a Time

Cancer is a scary word. One that frightens people, worries them, makes them sad.  Cancer kills, cancer sickens, cancer fights against us...  But for all the bad cancer is... There is HOPE.  There is HOPE that one day there will be a cure to ALL types of cancer.  There is HOPE that one day we will be able to prevent cancer in the first place.

It is once again the time of year where all of the fundraisers against cancer begin.  Relay for Life, Susan G. Komen 3-Day, etc...  As I hear of all these events I cannot help but think back to all of the Relay for Life teams that I captained and all of the great experiences and awareness that came from them.

It was a little over 3 years ago that my Pacaw went to be in the Kingdom of Heaven with our Lord.  Cancer was the cause.  My Pacaw fought so hard and defied the odds and beat the clock that was set on him the day he was diagnosed.  I miss him each and every day and I only hope to continue my personal fight against cancer for the rest of my life.

Here is my Pacaw and I at the 2008 Relay for Life...

I also wanted to share a video that a fellow classmate shared with me last week that is astounding.  It is about a new possible cure for leukemia.  Incredibly beautiful video.

I am incredibly blessed to also have the chance to work with the Children's Cancer Center here in Tampa.  I will be working with their SAIL program in which I will be teaching a musical theater class once a month.  I am extremely excited to be able to work with these amazing kids and to be able to hopefully bring a smile to their face.  

http://www.childrenscancercenter.org/

Now let's go fight cancer together!!!