Monday, April 8, 2013

Relay for Life Gawler 2013

this weekend we had the Gawler relay for Life and Alex lead the survivors walk with another young Survivor,
Gawler has been doing the relay for 5 years now and this year is the first with children walking so they made the kids feel special ♥

Alex did 2 stories in the papers and just before the weekend we got the local paper and the girls were on the front Page ♥

local paper with Alex's story




also on the Adelaide Now web site raising awareness about early detection


Alex's story on Adelaide now
this is also in the advertiser,

we did the survivors walk and also went back for the candle light ceremony with our own candle bags for all the RCH angels and my uncle, Cousin and the girls great grandparents who lost their battles against Cancer

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ready for the 2013 relay in Gawler

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all ready for the survivors walk

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cutting the Ribbon to start the relay with another young survivor and the Lord Mayor

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Balloon release

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Survivors afternoon tea
we went back to the relay for the candle light ceremony at dusk and the girls candle bags were added to the oval for the walk in the dark in silence ♥
they did a power point and the start had the survivors on it then went onto all that lost their battle with this horrid disease ♥
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decorating candle bags for candle light ceremony tonight

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decorating candle bags for candle light ceremony tonight

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bags for candle light ceremony tonight
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bags for candle light ceremony tonight














was aa long day and moving being there for the candle light ceremony and solidarity walk, we are hoping to get a team up for next year and then we can stay the whole night and join in more.

I also got an email from an editor from Take 5 wanting to share alex's story and spread awareness so that is on the card s soon too

we are still waiting for our referal from QLD to see the oncologist here in Adelaide SA. and Alex gets her flu shot today she is worried but when super flu's are around better to cover her than hope she doesn't get sick ♥

Alex is also going on mids camp this year here in SA she is a little younger but they said she can go I was happy to wait for the right camp as then a night with Just me and Hubby as they would have been together,
she will be gone for the whole first week of school holidays,




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