April 22, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Marlene Delong, Community Representative for the American Cancer Society, will be the featured speaker at the annual Cancer Survivors and Caregivers Reception Dinner Thursday night, April 25 from 5-7 p.m. at the Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church Gym.
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The event is sponsored by Dr. Timothy Tobitt of Good Health Family Clinic.
Delong, a cancer survivor herself, invites all cancer survivors to attend as she relates her personal story.
“I have worked with the American Cancer Society for many years and have always been on the side of the survivors and volunteers helping provide dinners and services but October 3, 2018 I had surgery for kidney cancer. I am now a cancer survivor and once you have been diagnosed as a survivor you see things from a different perspective,” she said.
If you think something might be wrong, Delong urges you to see a doctor because early detection is important. “Whether it’s a colonoscopy or mammogram please stay up to date with your screenings and blood work to keep yourself healthy. Ask your doctor about an ultrasound or whatever he or she would recommend if you feel something is not right with you because that is exactly how I found mine. I felt like there was something wrong and she (doctor) found it with an ultrasound,” said Delong.
Meanwhile plans are coming together for the 22nnd annual DeKalb County Relay for Life on Friday, May 10 starting with entertainment at 5 p.m. at Green Brook Park. The program begins at 6 p.m. The goal is to raise $50,000 for cancer research and patient services. Last year’s Relay generated $44,729.
For more information about leading a fundraising team, sponsorship, volunteering or participating in any way, call Ivadell Randolph at 615- 597-5296, Lynda Luna at 615- 597-5837, Renee Cantrell at 615-684-2688, Gail Taylor 615-597-5936, Melanie Judkins at 615-597-1132, Marlene Delong-931-235-6286 or Eva Willoughby at 615-529-1187.