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Old 01-07-2012, 06:19 PM
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The Relay for life is no more, too bad. As a cancer survivor I attended the last two relays. They were beautiful and very well organized. The relays were all about cancer, cancer survivors and their caretakers. This Festival idea is all about Moffitt and seems, to me at least, to treat the survivors and their caretakers as an afterthought. The emphasis is on MONEY, not the hope that we survivors can bring to those patients suffering the effects and treatments for this dread disease. Please do not consider my post as sour grapes of some kind on my part. Truth be told, I loved the "Relay for Life" For the love that surrounded all in attendance. Thousands of folks applauding and contributing and wishing us well. This festival did not even come close to producing that kind of emotion. I am very happy to have Moffitt here in The Villages. I contributed to the cause and I will continue to contribute because Moffitt and their terrific staff is the main reason that I can call myself a "survivor". Thank you Moffitt but, as I previously stated, the "Relay" was about the people. The festival is just another fundraiser.