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Losing someone to cancer is a hard thing to do, but to lose 2 loved ones to cancer in less than 6 months is even harder than anyone could imagine.

I am doing the relay for two very special people I lost in the last 6 months.

In October of 2008, I lost my Grandma on my mom's side to a very short but painful battle with cancer. Within 6 weeks she went from someone I looked forward to spending my entire summers with at the lake to someone who's body had been taken over by numerous cancers. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her and how the summers are not going to be the same without her.

In March 2009 I lost my Grandpa on my dad's side to a very long battle with lung cancer. We watched him fight his hardest to win against this deadly disease for 2 1/2 years. After fighting for so long, it was hard to watch him get weaker and weaker. He will be dearly missed on the farm at seeding and harvest but will be watching the boys.

They will forever be missed but their memories and hearts will live with me forever. I am doing the walk to raise awareness and money towards finding a cure so no one else has to go through what I have gone through.

I miss you and love you,

Robyn

 

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