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\nEmily Creveling\u2019s best friend never complained. She knew how to be happy. Creveling received the bad news over a phone call: \u201cI\u2019m in Tennessee- I just got diagnosed with adrenal gland cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nEmily Creveling\u2019s best friend never complained. She knew how to be happy. Creveling received the bad news over a phone call: \u201cI\u2019m in Tennessee- I just got diagnosed with adrenal gland cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adrenal gland cancer is very rare and is found in the glands that sit above each of the kidneys. It afflicts only one or two persons per one million populations, according to the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n
At 14 years old, Creveling\u2019s best friend was told she might not have a lot of time left. She fought and hung on for three years after her diagnosis. She lost her battle to cancer when she and Creveling were 17.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is so hard to cope with losing someone so close to you,\u201d she said. \u201cI was a senior in high school without my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
A year later, when she arrived on campus at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, Creveling wanted to make a difference.<\/p>\n
Her freshman year she joined the ESU chapter of Colleges Against Cancer.
\n\u201cI told myself I was doing this for her,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Now a junior majoring in hotel, restaurant, and tourism management, and the president of the chapter, Creveling and the Relay for Life team broke history, raising $14,550. Over 300 students and community members packed into Koheler Fieldhouse on Saturday, April 11 looking to raise money for the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life. In more than 20 countries, Relay for Life events are the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Every year the movement raises more than $400 million for research in every type of cancer.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople need to know that we are trying to fight it and we need their help,\u201d Creveling said. \u201cNo one should fight alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Relay for Life is meant to showcase the journey of a cancer patient. The 12-hour-long event starts at night, representing the time an individual might first be diagnosed with cancer, then it continues into the darkness of the night symbolizing an individual\u2019s struggle with chemotherapy, and then it concludes in the morning which represents remission, says Creveling.<\/p>\n
The students involved set a goal before the fundraiser. They wanted to raise $10,000 but they never expected to surpass that number.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were ecstatic,\u201d Creveling said. \u201cI am so proud of what we accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n
The crew isn\u2019t pulling any punches next year \u2014 they hope to raise $20,000.
\nFundraising efforts for cancer research at the university do not conclude with this event. On June 13 and 14, ESU and Monroe County will team up for another 24-hour Relay for Life. For over 20 years, the Residence Life team on campus has played a key role in this initiative.<\/p>\n
\u201cRelay for life is so important,\u201d Samantha Giancaterino, a sophomore majoring in biology from Philadelphia, Pa., said. \u201cNo parent should have to hear that their child has cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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