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I want to start out saying, life has had its ups and downs for me, but because of that I have learned to appreciate life along the way. Keep a smile on my face and take life one day at a time and sometimes it was just an hour or a minute...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 16:23:04 PDT
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We started our group, which we call "Girls Night Out," three years ago. We share all our life stories with each other and found that all of us have had a family member or friend who have died from cancer. Last year, one of the...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 16:13:49 PDT
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I'm from Bakersfield High School and I'm out here to walk for Relay for Life and to suport our school and our Interact club. I thought I'd sell hugs for 50 cents and get as much money as I can raise and give it to charity. I've made a...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 16:10:50 PDT
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I have been coming to the Relay for Life for 5 years and supporting a friend of mine from Wal-Mart. I just keep coming out because I'm a survivor also. I was very lucky because I hadn't been to a doctor in a long time and my husband...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:56:58 PDT
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My first three great aunts died by age 40. Then my aunt won by age 36. Then my grandma won by age 39. I found my first lump at age 34 and was told is was nothing to worry about, but I fought my insurance and got my mammo and...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:53:07 PDT
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Hi Readers,
My name is Susanna and I am a first time relayer! Our family came out to support our beloved daughter, Sofia Rose Muñoz. She battled cancer almost all of her little life. She gave me so much faith when she was here...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:49:26 PDT
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In 2006 I went to a dermatologist and he cut out a growth that was in my ear. He told me it was malignant. In 2007, it came back and I was at CBCC and they cut it out again. And then I had one cut out of my right eye, just under the eye,...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:46:31 PDT
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Before I was diagnosed, my mother had passed away two years before from a rare type of cancer. It was spindle cell cancer and there was no treatment for it at the time. She was in a research study but it didn't work for her.
I was...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:44:26 PDT
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I'm a breast cancer survivor, praise God. I was diagnosed in 1998 because of a lump in my right breast, which I prayed and prayed to go away. But it didn't so eventually they found out it was cancer. The doctor who treated me was also my...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:41:25 PDT
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We're called Bob Miller and Friends: Pull Together to Help Find a Cure. Our captain is Scottie Miller, who lost her husband Bob Miller to cancer. Bob Miller saw the first Relay they had in Bakersfield and said to his wife, "We have...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:38:05 PDT
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I was diagnosed in 1993. I had called the Cancer Society to get information to help me deal with my mom because my mom had cancer. And two weeks later, I had to use the information for myself. It was breast cancer and I went through a...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:35:03 PDT
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My sister had cervical cancer in 1996 after she had a baby. After he was born they found the cancer. She went through chemo and it was so hard seeing her sick and throwing up all the time. We helped her. We did everything we could...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:31:37 PDT
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I got a couple of friends who have passed away and a mother-in-law. I've seen my friends go through it and it's heartbreaking. But the worst was my mother-in-law. We watched her when it first started, she was coughing up blood. She...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:28:46 PDT
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Our doctor's office is Mesa West Medical. This year we did Bobby's Brigade because he passed away Nov. 10, 2007 of Leukemia. Bobby is my son. He had down syndrome and he was diagnosed Dec. 15, 2005, with Leukemia. So he went numerous...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:22:37 PDT
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Coming here today, means to me learning more about everyone's struggles, and tough life stories. Before I thought it was just me and that there wasn't many people with cancer, Coming here shows I'm not the only one. People with cancer...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:17:52 PDT
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Being a five-year survivor has been a very enlightened experience. In October 2002 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. From this I had to have a right breast masectomy. At the time my job had just ended and I did not have insurance. With...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 15:13:41 PDT
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My journey with cancer started June 6, 2007 when I received the news that I had "Cancer". It came as a slap in the face, as I was is the best health of my life, or so I thought. That started a jouurney that I will never...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 12:11:15 PDT
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Alex: Hi my name is Alexandria. I'm 12 years old I'm here today because I'm a cancer survivor. I've been a survivor for about 8 years.
Tina: When she was 1 1/2 she got diagnosed with a blood cancer, histiocytosis type x. She was just...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 09:34:44 PDT
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Come on out to one of the largest fundraising events in Bakersfield, the American Cancer Society’s 16th Annual Bakersfield Relay For Life takes place this weekend (Friday, May 2nd – Sunday, May 4th) at the CSUB Soccer fields....
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 3, 2008 09:30:07 PDT
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Morgan Mize and Baylie Duncan celebrated their entrance into the “teen years” with a huge party. They have been best friends since kindergarten and their birthdays are only a month apart, so a combination party...
Anonymous user
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 13:01:09 PDT
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Hi. I'm Glenn Davis. I'm 62 and I am a survivor of melanoma and prostrate cancer. I am the Survivor Chair for Relay for Life.
I have been involved in Relay for Life for 14 years, starting on a team, then getting involved with the...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:24:56 PDT
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I'm doing this to raise the awareness that colon cancer is out there and you should get check ups for it. Once you pass 50, you got to get it checked up or it might sneak up on you. Something as small as a collection of feces in the...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Tue May 8, 2007 10:09:06 PDT
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My mother, husband and sister all succumbed to cancer almost two years ago, all in an 8-month period. Such a great part of my life is missing. But I'm here today at Relay for Life walking in memory of them.
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Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 16:18:01 PDT
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In the year of 2005, my father Willie Young died from prostate cancer. My father was a good and faithful active man. He loved the word of God. I still miss you dad. No matter what, you will truly be in my heart. It seems like it...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 16:14:55 PDT
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I'm 27 years old and have been involved in relay for 8 years now. My grandma Mary Luna was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. She underwent chemotherapy for about a year and has been cancer free since. Thank God...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 16:06:06 PDT
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Wow where do I begin? I have been fortunate enough to be a part of this weekend-long community event for the past 3 years. My former employers T-mobile have been involved with this great event. In the past I have witnessed the awareness...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 16:01:09 PDT
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A few years ago I was given an opportunity to be a nursing caregiver to a little girl with a brain stem tumor. Gracie has a twin sister who was by her side throughout the whole experience, as was the rest of the family and many friends....
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 15:58:06 PDT
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At Relay for Life, I spoke about the need to get all people in Bakersfield who are uninsured or underinsured to call the American Cancer Society if they suspect they have a cancer to find out what resources are available to them.
I...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 15:28:01 PDT
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Feb. 7, 2005. It's barely been two years. When the doctor told me, he wasn't good, he just said you have cancer. I was just crying. The doctor gave me two weeks off work and I thought that was it. But then I had to make a decision right...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 15:25:05 PDT
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They walk through our door with that last breath of hope. How do you look into their eyes and you yourself already know what the outcome is going to be? What do you do? You smile like nothing has changed.
Debbie, Meg and Mary are...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 15:19:35 PDT
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We're out here walking for Lorenda Kunkel at Relay for Life here on this beautiful May 5th day. Many people are out here supporting others. Lorenda is doing well. She is currently at Memorial Hospital here in Bakersfield. She is getting...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 15:04:51 PDT
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My team is the Lymphoma Crusaders. My friend, Steven Holland, is my team captain. He had lymphoma a couple years ago and we were all real worried about him because he had a baby. Real cute little boy. When he recovered he decided to get...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 12:22:36 PDT
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Well, I've never had cancer and I don't plan to, but the fact still remains that cancer has certainly touched my life. I'd be hard-pressed to try and count all the people I know who are survivors on one...
Posted by Kels
- Sat May 5, 2007 11:59:26 PDT
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As a participant in the first Bakersfield "Relay for Life" event back in 1992, it's a moving experience to be back again to participate this year at the 15th annual "Relay for Life". Losing my mom to...
Posted by maureenmattias
- Sat May 5, 2007 11:50:35 PDT
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In January of 2007 there were problems in my abdomen and I had pain that was unbearable for about six months prior. I finally went to the doctor and they requested that I go and do further testing, bloodwork and CT scan, afraid of what...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 11:38:46 PDT
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I had brain cancer. Luckily I only had it once. They had a lot of poking to do, so I had a line in my chest. Now they still have to do MRIs every six months. Now I'm feeling much better and I can do other stuff too. I am 9 years old. I...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 11:35:12 PDT
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I'm a 9 year survivor of nonhodgkins lymphoma of the bone. I was diagnosed on July 24, 1998. I went through 6 months of chemo. During that time I had a respiratory arrest and a cardiac arrest. I survived it all and here I am. I have a...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 11:32:11 PDT
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Both of my parents died of cancer. I was diagnosed in 2004 with breast cancer. I am now cancer free. I am going to beat this for my parents and for my wonderful husband, Mark, and my beautiful family. Thank you all for your support and...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 10:08:59 PDT
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I am an 8-year survivor. I did 32 days radiation, didn't ever lose any work time. I've never had a relapse. I raised two kids as a single parent. I have grandkids now. I have been coming here since 2002. Lost my dear friend and partner...
Posted by citizenjournalist
- Sat May 5, 2007 09:52:37 PDT
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Relay for Life
“We'd never know how high we are till we are called to rise; and then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the sky.” Emily Dickinson
Cancer often sneaks up like a...
Posted by cotnerave
- Tue May 1, 2007 17:40:41 PDT
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