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Co-captain Cathy LarsonŐs cousin, Christine Peppin had acute monoblastic leukemia and died before she was three.
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I am the co-captain of the Rednecks and we participate in the Relay for Life for many reasons. Actually, there are so many reasons that we can't fit them all into one article.
We have 18 people on our team and each one of us has a reason or two for being part of the relay, but the number one reason we do it is to find a cure for cancer.
We can't stop cancer, but if we can prevent one more person from suffering from cancer or suffering from the loss of a loved one who has passed on from cancer, it will be worth the miles that we walk at the relay.
Cancer affects anyone regardless of age, sex or race. I wish I would have known more about this disease before it took my mother's life three and a half years ago.
You see the word cancer everywhere and we would like to see it disappear so no one else has to go through the pain of having it or coping with a loved one having to deal with it. This is why the Rednecks relay - to eliminate cancer.
We invite everyone to get on their walking shoes and come out to the Pine River-Backus High School Track at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 19, and join us in the fight against cancer.
Take a lap around the track for yourself or for someone who is fighting cancer so they know they are not fighting alone.
We celebrate the lives of those who have won their battle with cancer, we remember those who have lost the battle and we fight back against cancer now so others will not hear, "You have cancer" in the future.
(Tanya Lund lives in Backus.)
