Day One of the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit has ended, but as CEO Doug Ulman said in his opening remarks, “…the discussion has just begun.” 500 delegates from 65 countries have gathered here at the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin to learn, cooperate, and communicate in order to find ways to work together as a community in the fight against cancer.
Following breakfast the day started with a procession of all the country’s flags. Then little Rosa Caird introduced Lance Armstrong. Rosa’s a 9-year old Irish kidney cancer survivor, and her father donated a kidney to her in the…
In the Mission Booth at the LIVESTRONG Village, there stand two 12-foot pillars, 16 feet apart, each with the word “LIVESTRONG,” written on them. Running in between these pillars are lines of string. Yet, it’s what’s attached to these pieces of string that connect the pillars, that give meaning to the word written on each of the pillars, and that connect all of us. Over the course of this weekend, I watched as Challenge participants, volunteers, and staff came by and wrote on yellow pieces of paper messages of love, strength, hope, inspiration, wherewithal, and perseverance. There was one…
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