The Cleveland walk had a surprisgly large turn out for the weather being so lousy. It was pouring rain. At the end of the walk it finally cleared up.

I was thrilled to meet in person Shannon Nanne, the organizer of the walk. She worked so hard and got her whole family involved, even her 2 small children helped out. There were several OCF members attending including Maria, Suez, Ginny and Mike. I know Ginny and Mike have also met David in FL. What a great time it was chatting with these fellow survivors and caregivers! We are our own little club and truly understand each other. Sue raised over $1000 with her donor drive fund raiser! Way to go Sue!!!!!

It was my pleasure being the speaker for the Cleveland walk. I urge anyone considering attending one of the walks, PLEASE take a few hours our of your day to help support OCF. It means so much having survivors attend, it shows others that there really is a future and hope of a good life after the battle. It shows people attending what oral cancer is and how brutal it can be. The biggest motivator to me is to speak up for those that we have lost and to teach the general public about how deadly OC is and the importance of yearly screenings, HPV, and the Guardisil shot. Im pretty sure my message sunk in