Think of me tonight

tootsie1
tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I hope y'all will be thinking of me tonight. My Relay for Life team is having a talent show tonight. It was a huge fundraiser for us last year, so I hope it does well again this year. I'm singing 2 songs. I was only going to do 1, but we found out this week that a little 4 year old girl from our church family has leukemia, so we're dedicating the show to her, and I'm singing "Bless the Beasts and the Children." Hope I can get through it. Her grandfather is in the choir with me and sang this song with me once before. He's also the emcee of our show. I can guarantee there will be tears, not all because of my singing efforts...

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  • dorookie
    dorookie Member Posts: 1,731 Member
    #2
    Good Luck
    I hope you have fun. And I will be thinking of you and that little girl and praying for all of you. Thank you for being apart of this and helping them raise money for a great cause. Good Luck and Have fun

    Beth
  • scouty
    scouty Member Posts: 1,965 Member
    #3
    That's cool Gail
    Hey neighbor!!! When is your Relay for Life? This year will be the first I do not have testing done the day of the race here so I am going to do one in Greenboro or Burlington.

    Lisa P.

    PS. Seems like we have some pretty talented folks here. We could start a band or something. Do NOT expect me to sing though, I can barely hum.
  • daydreamer110761
    daydreamer110761 Member Posts: 487 Member
    #4
    scouty said:

    That's cool Gail
    Hey neighbor!!! When is your Relay for Life? This year will be the first I do not have testing done the day of the race here so I am going to do one in Greenboro or Burlington.

    Lisa P.

    PS. Seems like we have some pretty talented folks here. We could start a band or something. Do NOT expect me to sing though, I can barely hum.

    break a leg....
    and have a blast tonight!
  • johnnybegood
    johnnybegood Member Posts: 1,117 Member
    #5
    daydreamer110761 said:

    break a leg....
    and have a blast tonight!

    that sounds fun
    me i cant carry a tune but you have fun....johnnybegood
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #6
    Wonderful
    I hope you have a good turnout and the show is a complete success. Sounds like you are going to have a great time. Good luck! Kim
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #7
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Wonderful
    I hope you have a good turnout and the show is a complete success. Sounds like you are going to have a great time. Good luck! Kim

    Awesome!
    Have a wonderful time, I'm sure it will be great!!

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #8
    You will do GREAT!
    Considering all you have been through, what all of us have been through, there is no reason for nerves!!!

    BIG Hugs!!!!

    Kathi
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #9
    scouty said:

    That's cool Gail
    Hey neighbor!!! When is your Relay for Life? This year will be the first I do not have testing done the day of the race here so I am going to do one in Greenboro or Burlington.

    Lisa P.

    PS. Seems like we have some pretty talented folks here. We could start a band or something. Do NOT expect me to sing though, I can barely hum.

    Hi, Neighbor!
    I participate
    Hi, Neighbor!

    I participate in the Rockingham Co. Relay for Life. Ours is May 15-16. Come join us if you like! It'll be at Freedom Park in Eden this year. I guarantee you a good time-last year the 2 other members of my team who are survivors and I were dancing on the field in the early morning hours.

    I like your idea of a band. How about the Semi-Colons?

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #10
    KathiM said:

    You will do GREAT!
    Considering all you have been through, what all of us have been through, there is no reason for nerves!!!

    BIG Hugs!!!!

    Kathi

    We rocked!
    Thanks for all the nice comments. I'm so happy I could cry, and I have cried a lot tonight. I did get emotional and did sort of go up on some of the lines of the song, because I mentioned the little girl and then lost it a bit. However, I have to say this. WE RAISED OVER $1500!!!!!
    That means we reach our team goal for Relay. And I "won" the talent show (people voted by making donations), so I was able to donate the prize (a gift card to Wal-Mart) to the little girl with leukemia. That made me very, very happy.

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • colon2
    colon2 Member Posts: 183
    #11
    tootsie1 said:

    We rocked!
    Thanks for all the nice comments. I'm so happy I could cry, and I have cried a lot tonight. I did get emotional and did sort of go up on some of the lines of the song, because I mentioned the little girl and then lost it a bit. However, I have to say this. WE RAISED OVER $1500!!!!!
    That means we reach our team goal for Relay. And I "won" the talent show (people voted by making donations), so I was able to donate the prize (a gift card to Wal-Mart) to the little girl with leukemia. That made me very, very happy.

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Good for you
    Glad it went well and thats great about raising the money for that little girl. I know the tears were tears of joy . God is good and I don't care what anyone else thinks.
    God bless you,
    Carletta
  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    #12
    tootsie1 said:

    We rocked!
    Thanks for all the nice comments. I'm so happy I could cry, and I have cried a lot tonight. I did get emotional and did sort of go up on some of the lines of the song, because I mentioned the little girl and then lost it a bit. However, I have to say this. WE RAISED OVER $1500!!!!!
    That means we reach our team goal for Relay. And I "won" the talent show (people voted by making donations), so I was able to donate the prize (a gift card to Wal-Mart) to the little girl with leukemia. That made me very, very happy.

    *hugs*
    Gail

    wonderful!
    Gail,
    It sounds like it was a wonderful show. That's great that the little girl will get a little pick me up. Great on the $1500!
    Aloha,
    Kathleen
  • CanadaSue
    CanadaSue Member Posts: 339 Member
    #13
    tootsie1 said:

    We rocked!
    Thanks for all the nice comments. I'm so happy I could cry, and I have cried a lot tonight. I did get emotional and did sort of go up on some of the lines of the song, because I mentioned the little girl and then lost it a bit. However, I have to say this. WE RAISED OVER $1500!!!!!
    That means we reach our team goal for Relay. And I "won" the talent show (people voted by making donations), so I was able to donate the prize (a gift card to Wal-Mart) to the little girl with leukemia. That made me very, very happy.

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Gail
    Sounds like your show was a sucess!

    Because Bill has been so sick this year we have not been able to put a team together for the "Relay" but we will be doing it again next year. And hopefully Bill will be well enough to walk in the "Surviour" lap again. It is certainly a fun and worth while cause!
    Our granddaughter who was 7 the first time we took part, walked the whole night, with our team and all the other teams. She told everyone she was doing this for her grandpa, and everyone was cheering her on! She finally fell a sleep at about 5:30am and we could not wake her for the closing ceremony. The memories will last a life time!


    (((HUGS)))

    Sue
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #14
    CanadaSue said:

    Gail
    Sounds like your show was a sucess!

    Because Bill has been so sick this year we have not been able to put a team together for the "Relay" but we will be doing it again next year. And hopefully Bill will be well enough to walk in the "Surviour" lap again. It is certainly a fun and worth while cause!
    Our granddaughter who was 7 the first time we took part, walked the whole night, with our team and all the other teams. She told everyone she was doing this for her grandpa, and everyone was cheering her on! She finally fell a sleep at about 5:30am and we could not wake her for the closing ceremony. The memories will last a life time!


    (((HUGS)))

    Sue

    Thanks
    Yeah, I remember walking in my first survivor lap last year, and I was weak with emotion by the time I was done. I hope you and Bill will be able to Relay again next year!

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #15
    tootsie1 said:

    Thanks
    Yeah, I remember walking in my first survivor lap last year, and I was weak with emotion by the time I was done. I hope you and Bill will be able to Relay again next year!

    *hugs*
    Gail

    survivor lap
    Hi Gail,

    I'm thrilled to hear about how well the show and fundraiser went! I would have loved to see the look on the little girl's face (and her parents' faces) as the check was being presented.
    Now, I have a "dumb" question to ask... I'm looking into participating in my town's upcoming Relay for Life and someone mentioned me maybe walking in the survivor lap. If I'm still fighting cancer, can I truly be considered a "survivor" for the survivor's lap? I know I'm surviving (having been diagnosed a year and nine months ago and now being on "maintenance" treatment), but without the official NED tag to go by yet, I'm not sure that I technically qualify as a "survivor". I know many will encourage me to go for it as I'm surviving, but does ACS or the Relay for Life group have an "official" definition of who's considered a cancer survivor? In my mind, I'm thinking of people who can say they had cancer and have absolutely no sign of any cancer in them at the time. What are your thoughts on that?

    Lisa
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #16
    lisa42 said:

    survivor lap
    Hi Gail,

    I'm thrilled to hear about how well the show and fundraiser went! I would have loved to see the look on the little girl's face (and her parents' faces) as the check was being presented.
    Now, I have a "dumb" question to ask... I'm looking into participating in my town's upcoming Relay for Life and someone mentioned me maybe walking in the survivor lap. If I'm still fighting cancer, can I truly be considered a "survivor" for the survivor's lap? I know I'm surviving (having been diagnosed a year and nine months ago and now being on "maintenance" treatment), but without the official NED tag to go by yet, I'm not sure that I technically qualify as a "survivor". I know many will encourage me to go for it as I'm surviving, but does ACS or the Relay for Life group have an "official" definition of who's considered a cancer survivor? In my mind, I'm thinking of people who can say they had cancer and have absolutely no sign of any cancer in them at the time. What are your thoughts on that?

    Lisa

    Go, Survivor, Go!
    Lisa,

    You're considered a survivor from the moment you find out you have cancer. If you have been diagnosed and you're still breathing, claim that title! I strongly urge you to go to Relay. It's very emotional, and you will never forget it. Each Relay is a local event, so they all have their own spin on how to recognize the survivors. Here in Rockingham County, the survivors are given a free meal the week of Relay. They have a speaker, give us free t-shirts, goody bags, and door prizes. So nice I even enjoyed it last year when I couldn't eat a thing, because I was doing the prep for a colonoscopy the next morning (I sat REAL near the bathroom!). At Relay we are given a rose when we start the first lap. It's just something you will remember forever. Even if you are in treatment and not feeling well, they will do everything they can to make it possible for you to participate. Please do it and let us know how you feel afterwards.

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • Julie 44
    Julie 44 Member Posts: 476 Member
    #17
    tootsie1 said:

    Go, Survivor, Go!
    Lisa,

    You're considered a survivor from the moment you find out you have cancer. If you have been diagnosed and you're still breathing, claim that title! I strongly urge you to go to Relay. It's very emotional, and you will never forget it. Each Relay is a local event, so they all have their own spin on how to recognize the survivors. Here in Rockingham County, the survivors are given a free meal the week of Relay. They have a speaker, give us free t-shirts, goody bags, and door prizes. So nice I even enjoyed it last year when I couldn't eat a thing, because I was doing the prep for a colonoscopy the next morning (I sat REAL near the bathroom!). At Relay we are given a rose when we start the first lap. It's just something you will remember forever. Even if you are in treatment and not feeling well, they will do everything they can to make it possible for you to participate. Please do it and let us know how you feel afterwards.

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Thank You
    I just wanted to thank you for everything you have done..Your relay,your songs,your donation.You are a very special person we are lucky to have you here on the board..Thanks again and God Bless.....JULIE
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #18
    Julie 44 said:

    Thank You
    I just wanted to thank you for everything you have done..Your relay,your songs,your donation.You are a very special person we are lucky to have you here on the board..Thanks again and God Bless.....JULIE

    Thank you, dear
    Oh, thanks so much, Julie. That's an early Mother's Day present for me right there! *wipes away a little tear*

    *hugs*
    Gail

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