I would venture that all of us have been touched by Cancer in one way or another.

 In my case it hits very close to home. My great-grandfather died of Cancer. His daughter, my grandmother, died of cancer. Her daughter, my mother, had Cancer but is a survivor...now going on nearly five years Cancer free.

 Last week, I found out that a friend of mine named Jason Mortvedt has Hodgkins' Lymphoma. This hit me between the eyes. Not that a Cancer diagnosis is ever expected....but this came as a huge surprise. He is younger than I am. He's 28 to my 36. I have known him since he was a Journalism student in college. He married his college sweetheart and has a beautiful 2-year-old daughter.

 There is something about his circumstance that touched me and prompted me to act. I began looking around and found the American Cancer Society's "Relay For Life". It's coming up in Sioux Falls on July 24th at Canaries Stadium. This spoke to me.  I knew this was something tangible and real I could do to help fight Cancer. I am sick of the fear and heartache a Cancer diagnosis brings. I know what that feels like. I don't want anyone else to have to go through that.

 So now I am in the midst of raising money. I will be taking part in the 12-hour walk from 6PM July 24th to 6AM July 25th.

 I'm asking you for your help. Please join my team and help me raise money to fight Cancer. If you don't want to do that, could you please donate to my efforts? All the money raised goes to the American Cancer Society. They will invest that money in continued research to make Cancer a memory.

 This is a worthwhile effort. Any amount you might donate would be more money the ACS can use to fight Cancer. Please help me kick Cancer in the teeth. Click here to visit my "Relay For LIfe" website and thank you!