Now that the volunteer picnic is over, we can officially say that the 2008 LIVESTRONG Summit has come to close. I know I said it before, but I just wanted to reiterate how incredible the entire Summit experience has been.

Yesterday morning I was fortunate enough to go along with Lance and Doug as they popped into several of the classes going on. While in the Community Grants track, Rebecca Esparza, the local army leader from Corpus Christi, Texas, was right in the middle of a presentation, when Lance dropped by for a visit. It was a life…

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The Summit just ended and all the delegates are on their way back to the airport and hometowns. It has been an incredible week and I am so appreciative to all the people that I have met, and all the stories that were shared. I am working on a few blogs when I get some time to be able to sit down and write them. This week has been powerfully moving.

Liz, our great photographer just gave me a batch of photos, that I will have up shortly, but before I posted them, I wanted to share a…

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Yesterday was a great day for all the delegates. Stefanie Spielman gave a very emotional and inspiring keynote about her cancer story. This morning we are having yet another great set of speakers. From The Ohio State University, Dr. E. Gordon Gee, from CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and from U.S. News and World Report, Dr. Bernadine Healy.

In the tracks yesterday Doug was talking about what an incredible person Dr. Gee is. Especially with the tragedy that his family has gone through over the last two weeks. More can be found about his family here.

Again…

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