THERE ARE NO WORDS TO EXPLAIN WHAT RFL MEANS TO ME. THE EMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM OTHERS WHEN WALKING THAT FIRST SURVIVOR LAP ARE DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS. I AM A 16 YEAR BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR .ONE HAS TO BE THERE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A TYPICAL RELAY.PEOPLE ARE HELPING THOSE WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING JUST TO WALK A LAP, WHILE OTHERS ARE LAUGHING, CRYING, HUGGING. IT'S A LOT LIKE EATING A POTATO CHIP; ONCE YOU DO IT; YOU WILL KEEP RETURNING YEAR AFTER YEAR. SO MANY LIVES ARE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.THERE ARE SURVIVORS, SURVIVOR FAMILIES, FAMILIES OF THOSE WE HONOR AS THEY HAVE PASSED ON...THE LUMINARY CEREMONY IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. EVERYTHING SLOWS DOWN TO A QUIET, RESPECTFUL TIME WHEN THE NAMES OF ALL THESE DEAR FOLKS ARE CALLED OUT.  AFTER THIS ; LIGHTS ARE TURNED BACK ON AND THE PACE BEGINS AGAIN..........UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING..DAWN OF A NEW DAY TO OFFER HOPE TO EVERYONE....PLEASE COME AND JOIN US.........