Caregiver

California
Carol Philipi

My name is Carol Philipi.  I live in Anaheim, California.  I am a 30-year Relay volunteer, 40-year Caregiver, and almost 5-year Cancer Warrior. My Relay journey began in 1993 after

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Michigan
Diane Denoyer

1991, the year that the American Cancer Society changed my life.  It was that spring when my dad and a family friend was diagnosed with prostate cancer.  Their lives paralleled

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Texas
Val Reeves

I am Val Reeves from Katy, Texas. I am a wife, a mom, a VeeVee, a retired teacher, and a passionate RFL volunteer in my community. I became involved in

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Texas
Karen Nugent

My name is Karen Nugent.  I live in Galveston, Texas with my dog, Bailey.  Even though I live in a different city from my parents and brothers, we are a

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Texas
Nancy Neel

My name is Nancy Neel from Silsbee, Texas.  I have been involved with Relay for over 25 years.  I’m the State Lead Ambassador for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action

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Alabama
Salon Mosley

My name is Salon Mosley.  I have known cancer for many years, as I’ve lost several family members to cancer.  But cancer became all too real when my husband, Sabastian,

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Texas
Debbie McDonald

My name is Debbie McDonald. I live in Alvin, Texas with my husband, Lou. We have 2 adult children and 6 grandchildren. Relay started for us in 1999 after my

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Arizona
Jeremiah Gow

My experiences with cancer have not been good.  I lost my mother in 2017 and grandmother in 2005 to this horrible disease.  However, because of my experiences, my interest in

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Texas
Ginger Freeze

At the age of 47, Ginger Freeze learned she had breast cancer.  A lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation followed.  Eighteen years later a routine mammogram revealed breast cancer again.  This time the

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Texas
Dodi Emmons

My name is Dodi Emmons. I live in Washington, Texas with my husband John we have been married since 1995. We have 6 children and 8 grandchildren and 5 cats.

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Texas
Cynthia Dickson

Cynthia Dickson lives in Bastrop, Texas.  She is married to Greg.  Both are avid Texas Longhorn fans.  On game days, you will always find Cynthia sporting a burnt orange shirt.

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Oklahoma
Erin Cole

My name is Erin Cole.  I live in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  I love reading, writing, and baking. My relationship with the American Cancer Society started in the fall 2009.    I joined

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