Relay For Life Experience

*yawns loudly* Hello everyone, I hope you are having a lovely weekend and relaxing Sunday, I know I haven't! Yesterday, my friends and I participated in the Relay For Life walk at Toowoomba to fund raise for cancer. It was a tiring 18 hour walk with breaks in between, the walk began at 3pm and ended at 9am the next day. The reason I decided to take part in this event with my friends and form a team was because of my best friend's brother, who is battling with cancer. His name is Connor and he was chosen as the face of Relay For Life for his outstanding courage and bravery throughout everything. He is truly an inspiration to all.

We began the long walk with high spirits and lots of energy, there were many others at the same camp site as us at Toowoomba who had dressed up for the occasion. Each team had a theme and uniquely designed camp site and team name. I remember bumping into people dressed up as polar bears, tigers, fairies, mice, clowns and that was just the beginning! As the day progressed, there were more activities that unfolded such as lighting a candle for everyone who has or had suffered cancer. Live music was played throughout the walking and there were many games to try out whilst trying not to fall over from lack of sleep! 

Night time came along and it was FREEZING, I have never been so cold in my life! Each of us took turns walking around the circuit during the night whilst the others slept for a few hours. It was such a challenge to continue walking around the track at 4am in the morning at -4 degrees celsius, but it made me realise that this type of struggle was nothing compared to those who have gone through cancer. We may complain about the little things in life such as having a fight with a friend, not having the latest phone or losing something, but in the end, it can be a lot worse. 

The entire event was a huge success, with all the teams combined raising over $100,000 for cancer research. Even though I am basically twitching at the moment with tiredness and lack of sleep, it was completely worth it. Relay For Life makes me realise how precious life really is, we take it for granted so much! All these people who were at the event, who had gone through having cancer, still had such a positive attitude towards life, even after everything. I will never forget that day and how inspiring Connor was, hopefully more money can be raised in the future to once and for all, rid this world of cancer.