American Cancer Society Relay for Life - Fort Worth, TX

I recently ran across another pile of love letters from my late boyfriend Ruben who passed away from liver cancer in 2005.

I thought I had them all in one spot but the other night when I found these extras it was as if my heart was broken up again until a million pieces.

He only had two months to live after he was diagnosed in Oct. 2005 and was only 51 when he died.

I got involved with the American Cancer Society a few months before he was diagnosed and it was only a few months later he was actually given the bad news. Ever since then I make sure that I am involved in the agency's annual Relay for Life in Fort Worth and Benbrook, plus I promote it year-round.

This year's Fort Worth Relay takes place April 15-16 at Fort Worth Cats Stadium/LaGrave Field and as of Feb. 1, 38 teams had been formed. The event begins at 6 a.m. April 15 and is an all-night affair with participants camping out, walking; etc. There is music, entertainment, kids' activities, food, vendors, games, ceremonies, luminaria lighting ceremony at night, dedications, and various other events going on within the event.

For more information, access http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=32384.

In unrelated cancer news, Bank of America Komen Causes on Facebook met its matching grant goal of $25,000 contributed to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. (Source: Erin DeRuggiero).

For details, see
http://www.bankofamerica.com/KomenCauses.

In other cancer news, the Second Annual Bras for a Cause event put on by the Northeast Tarrant County Women's Council of Realtors, raised $20,000, according to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Fort Worth.

Trinity High School had a "Pink Out" and raised $11,259.00.

In other news, people undergoing chemotherapy treatment for gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer or non-small cell lung cancer who have health insurance but need help covering their co-payment costs can now receive up to $10,000 per year in assistance through the CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation.

To learn more, visit cancercarecopay.org.

To make a tax deductible contribution to Cancer Care, go to https://community.cancercare.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=461 online.

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