Leukemia survivor stages Relay for Life
May 23, 2016 – Beacon Falls, News, Prospect, Region 16, Schools, Top Stories – – no comments
by Andrew Larson, Republican-American
From left, Jon and Seleste Lucas walk along with their son and cancer survivor, Nicolas Lucas throughout the initial Relay permanently at Woodland Local Higher School in Beacon Falls on Saturday. The event was established by Lucas, that is a senior at Woodland. -REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — The initial Relay permanently event of the year in the region — and the initial one at Woodland Local Higher School — was held Saturday afternoon.
Organizers had planned to relocate the event inside to the gymnasium and cafeteria because of the forecast of rain. That would certainly have actually position a damper on the event, as there wouldn’t have actually been room for the vendor tents and disc jockey equipment.
But clouds did their portion to assistance make the event a success. On Saturday morning, the possibility of rain went down to much less compared to twenty percent.
“It was incredible the adjustments that went on for the last 24 hrs along with the weather forecast,” said Dave Andros, senior manager for Relay for Life. “Outside, inside, spine outside, as you can easily see.”
The initial Relay permanently at Woodland Local Higher School was the pointer of student Nicolas Lucas, 18, a cancer survivor, that chose the event as his senior project.
“As soon as he came residence and said this would certainly be his senior project, I joined shock since he didn’t truly wish to talk concerning exactly what happened to him,” said his mother, Seleste Lucas. “As soon as he decided to hold this, me and my husband were in tears.”
Nicolas was diagnosed along with two forms of leukemia As soon as he joined sixth grade.
“He gained it through 3 days of sixth grade,” Lucas said. “He was off for the remainder of the year.”
After undergoing four years of chemotherapy and a bone-marrow transplant, he has actually been in remission for 6 years.
Twenty-eight groups and 176 participants signed game the Relay permanently at Woodland Local Higher School. As of Saturday morning, the event had raised concerning $12,000 for the American Cancer Society.
“And it’s all of since Nick Lucas pulled it with each other and gained it work,” Andros said.
Relay groups ran about the Higher school monitor from concerning 4 p.m. to midnight, in honor of cancer survivors and caregivers.
“Every individual right here either knows somebody along with cancer, knows somebody that had cancer, or knows somebody that died from it,” said Gail Pells, an English teacher at Woodland.
Pells and her daughter the 2 survived cancer — a total of 3 times.
