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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 finally got a job with insurance. So I went to the doctor and had a complete physical and they found abnormal cells in my cervix. But they took care of it.

I love it out here. It's the best place to come even if you have something to do for the wekend. Everybody is so great and they're right there if you need them. It's a really worthwhile cause.

When doing the survivor's lap, it's amazing, especially getting in the center, it's like your own little world. You see all the purple shirts, then people wave and shake your hand and congratulate you for living through this.

My friend from Wal-Mart, Donna Wheeler had breast cancer. She is with her sorority sisters now, right across from where we are. She has the fake breasts with the lumps so you can feel the lumps. She'll even pull hers out and show, it's like this. She's been here for years.