Relay for Life (Lauren Olson)

On April 15 I volunteered at Relay for life. Relay for life means a lot to me because my mother has had breast cancer and it has recorded two other times. my grandma had ovarian cancer as well. At relay for life I was able to walk around, list to other peoples story and met a ton of different people. Concepts that reflect what we have learned in class are how the families have to change the way they are used or wanted their life to go when someone in their family gets diagnosed with cancer. Something that I have gone through with my family is the consent worry when my mom has her scans, money issues, and when my mom went through treatment it was hard for her physically and emotional. I felt like volunteering at relay for life help me give back to my mom. I walked around to different tables to talk with all the different people. It’s really touching and emotional to see people and hear about their experiences that they themselves have gone or what they went through with their family. I feel like this kind of event has a positive effect on the community. It brings people together who have gone through either some who has cancer or a family. People can take this opportunity to reach out to others or just talk and relate with other people they come into contact with. I was surprised with the amount of money that was raised and the amount of people that showed up to walk. Think that it’s a college town that not many people will donate or walk but it's nice to see the community come out and support.