Looking Back at the Relay for Life

Another Relay for Life has come and gone in London. Viv and I were honoured with the invitation to host a few hours on the kick off evening on Friday. We arrived early and watched Nick from A channel do his usual excellent job on stage (he really works hard in this town!) Then it was our turn. Looking at all the faces...the tributes...and the t-shirts...it was hard to know what to say. Survivors, family, friends...those who have only memories to cherish...they were all there. Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, heart to heart. We video-ed the opening few laps (you can see them on our facebook page EZ ride home with Mark and Viv)...and spent as much time as we could down on the track with the teams. We commented on how lucky we were to be healthy. We spoke about the people we knew who had been touched by cancer (miss you Dad). We took in the moment. The candle lighting ceremony happened around 10 on Friday night. The lights of TD Waterhouse were dimmed and all the individual tributes to cancer victims lit up the night. In the stands of the stadium, more candles spelled out the word "Cure". I hope someone was watching.