Just wanted to let everyone know about RFL this coming Friday night!

Relay for Life is 2 days away! Come to Kinnett Stadium this Friday and support our Connor and sweet Chloe Shiver-they are leading the survivor walk as honorary children for the event...Look for us in the Scooby-Doo RFL shirts and my team is on the hill next to the restrooms, lol. Hope to see lots of friends!

This is from the RFL of Cobb County and it is a very good explanation of what RFL is about and what it symbolizes...worth reading!!!

"CANCER DOES NOT STOP FOR NIGHT TIME"

RELAY FOR LIFE starts at dusk and ends at the next day’s morning. The night and darkness of the day and night parallel the physical effects, emotion, and mental state of a cancer patient while undergoing treatment.

The RELAY begins when the sun is setting. This symbolizes the time that the person has been diagnosed as having cancer. The day is getting darker and this represents the cancer patient’s state of mind as they feel that their life is coming to an end.

As the evening goes on it gets colder and darker, just as the emotions of the cancer patient do. Around 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. represents the time when the cancer patient starts treatment. They become exhausted, some sick, not wanting to go on, possibly wanting to give up. As a participant, you have been walking and feel much the same way. You are tired, want to sleep, maybe even want to go home, but you cannot stop or give up.

Around 4 a.m. to 5 a.m. symbolizes the coming of the end of treatment for the cancer patient. Once again they are tired, but they know they will make it.

The sun rising represents the end of treatment for the cancer patient. They see the light at the end of the tunnel and know that life will go on. The morning light brings on a new day full of life and excitement for new beginnings for the cancer patient. As a participant, you will feel the brightness of the morning and know that the end of the RELAY is close at hand.

When you leave the RELAY, think of the cancer patient leaving their last treatment. Just as you are exhausted and weak, so is that person after treatment.

REMEMBER: There is no finish line until we find a cure!

We had clinic today and it went smoothly. We are going to lower Connor's steroid dose once again-now to 6mg a day for 3 days per month (these are called pulse doses) This is HALF the amount he was taking-so I am hopeful he will remain OMS symptom-free and not have too much pain this round. PRAY!

He is doing great-talking a lot! Amazing everyone with his thinking skills as well. I still serve as "translator" most of the time.

Today his doctor had lots of bumps and bruises covering his hands and arms...when he told Connor he fell off a bike-Connor was FULL of questions for him, lol. Was he outside? Was he on a hill? It was wonderful to see him thinking it through and understanding how ordinary things work!

Love to all!
Debbie