Preparing for 24-Hour Relay for Life

Sharron Miller, a longtime member of the ward, knows better than most that cancer is a non-discriminating disease which affects, not only the one with the diagnosis, but family, friends and neighbors, as well. In 2000, she lost her husband Glenn to prostate cancer and this year, on February 19, her 46-year-old son Bill succumbed after a nearly 3-year battle with glioblastoma multiforme, considered the most common and most aggressive type of primary brain tumor.

She is still grieving but is getting back to a routine of walking four miles a day with Carol Simillion and other friends; and, in her son's memory is making quillows for fundraising and helping to organize two teams to take part in the American Cancer Society’s 24-Hour Relay for Life. On the last weekend in April, she and the members of her team will gather, pitch their tents, roll out sleeping bags and set up lawn chairs beside the track at Dixie State College’s Hansen Stadium where they will run, walk and nap, laugh, cry, reminisce and heal, but will never forget. When asked if she believes there will be a cure for cancer in her lifetime, Sister Miller says emphatically, "I pray it doesn’t take that long . . . I want a cure for this terrible disease tomorrow!!!"