Annual Relay For Life Walk Held at Marygrove College
It’s Saturday morning on the campus of Marygrove College on the northwest side of Detroit. Jacqueline Howard and her team, “The Joy Warriors” are prepared to walk for the second time this year to raise awareness and find a cure for Cancer. Howard, 32, a breast cancer survivor was diagnosed at the age of 30 with stage two breast cancer. With five months of chemotherapy, and two mastectomies, her way of making light of the situation is calling her time as a day at the “Infusion Spa”.
One of her goals “is to increase awareness…if something doesn’t feel right, go to the doctor”. With a team of 10 members, they have raised $13,000 this year and last year $20,000. Today she is really enjoying her family and friends and she is now done with treatment. Today’s walk brought many different teams to help find a cure. Vendors such as Whole Foods- Detroit and DTE Energy had great giveaways to hand out to the participants.
It states that each year, the Relay For Life movement raises more than $400 million. To help bring awareness by donating or to find out more information you can go to The American Cancer Society.
