Relay for Life

lizzie17

It is so overwhelmingly touching that SOOOO many people are out there helping us and hoping for us. Last night was my first experience and I wore my Survivor t-shirt, walked the Survior lap, ate at the Survivor tent, and actually publicly announced "my name, breast cancer, 22 months" on the PA at the stage with all of the Survivors. I feel like for me, it was a GIANT step in emotional growth. And for all of us out there, people do care and put a lot of work into these events. Today is a good day!

tommaseena

Glad
I am glad that you had a wonderful experience.

Margo

aztec45

I Bet
I bet that was truly emotional. I plan to do the Susan G Koman walk this August. Let me ask you something, at what point do you concider yourself a survivor? Is it when you are finished with all treatment? When you have your scan? When?

Let me know when you can.

P

lizzie17

aztec45 said:

I Bet
I bet that was truly emotional. I plan to do the Susan G Koman walk this August. Let me ask you something, at what point do you concider yourself a survivor? Is it when you are finished with all treatment? When you have your scan? When?

Let me know when you can.

P

I wondered that also.
I wondered that also. According to the ACS, it is when you are diagnosed with cancer.
It was just a few months ago that I learned that. They said if it was 6 months ago, you would say "I am a 6 month survivor." Last night, people were a survivor for 3 months, and up to 20 years.

Sharon_D

lizzie17 said:

I wondered that also.
I wondered that also. According to the ACS, it is when you are diagnosed with cancer.
It was just a few months ago that I learned that. They said if it was 6 months ago, you would say "I am a 6 month survivor." Last night, people were a survivor for 3 months, and up to 20 years.

I prefer conqueror
I prefer to refer to myself as a "breast cancer conqueror".

Survivor indicates that you have been attacked and survived it.

Conqueror indicates that you have been attacked and whipped it's behind!

I am a conqueror!

chenheart

aztec45 said:

I Bet
I bet that was truly emotional. I plan to do the Susan G Koman walk this August. Let me ask you something, at what point do you concider yourself a survivor? Is it when you are finished with all treatment? When you have your scan? When?

Let me know when you can.

P

There really isn't anything
There really isn't anything defintive as to when...I considered myself a survivor when I woke up from surgery~ I had a cancerous tumour when I went under, and didn't when I woke up!
On the other hand, I can see that if you don't keel over dead when the Dr says those three UGLY little words, namely "You Have Cancer", that would make you a survivor as well! LOL

Hugs,
Chen♥

chenheart

WOOT WOOT!!!!! Congrats to
WOOT WOOT!!!!! Congrats to you! I did my first Relay 6 weeks post surgery, and can't even tell you how many I have done since; sometimes 2 a year, and this is my 7th survivor year! I absolutley LOVE the luminarias; so so moving and beautiful, aren't they?

Hugs,
Chen♥

e_hope

love it
Relay is a great event... We had a team in it last year and again this year.. out event is in June...

lafera12

e_hope said:

love it
Relay is a great event... We had a team in it last year and again this year.. out event is in June...

I did my first "Relay for Life" last year..
I considered myself a survivor after my surgery, but the woman from
AMC told me it was when I was diagnosed. I still didn't feel like one
until my oncologist was telling me about the relay and said I was a
survivor..Now I really feel like one.
Doing the Relay in June of this year again...

Angie

Sam726

lafera12 said:

I did my first "Relay for Life" last year..
I considered myself a survivor after my surgery, but the woman from
AMC told me it was when I was diagnosed. I still didn't feel like one
until my oncologist was telling me about the relay and said I was a
survivor..Now I really feel like one.
Doing the Relay in June of this year again...

Angie

I am on a team also...I love it. Having so much fun...Im on a team called "Breast Friends"..its a bunch of my girlfriends. They are wonderful..
As far as being a survivor...I began being a survivor the day I found out I had BC...thats how I look at it...we are all survivors from the day we are diagnosed.

KayNYC

aztec45 said:

I Bet
I bet that was truly emotional. I plan to do the Susan G Koman walk this August. Let me ask you something, at what point do you concider yourself a survivor? Is it when you are finished with all treatment? When you have your scan? When?

Let me know when you can.

P

Planning to attend the susan G Koman walk again this year
I have walked the Susan G Koman walk for several years in memory of my Mom who was a 33+yr survivor of Breast Cancer. This year, I will walk as a Survivor ,all in pink. I am recruiting friends and family to walk with me.I considered myself a survivor; I was diagnosed with BC the first week of March 2010 and had a lumpectomy with excision of sentinel node(s). Tomorrow I meet with my surgeon to get the pathology report and referral for the oncologist. My journey has just begun...

MyTurnNow

Lizzie, congrats, that is
Lizzie, congrats, that is quite an accomplishment. I did my first walk last year shortly after finishing chemo. It was very emotional and something I will do annually. There can't be enough money raised to hopefully find the cure for this dreaded disease.