{NAME}, the fight against cancer is always personal

And you help make it possible [American Cancer Society]( [LEARN MORE]( [“I can make sure Jeff’s story is heard.” –Shelly]( {NAME}, the fight against cancer is always personal. “If my children or anyone they know ever have to hear those three words, ‘You have cancer,’” says Shelly, “I want it to be followed by, ‘But it’s no big deal. You will be fine.’” Shelly’s resolve is based on the pain she endured watching her big brother, Jeff, pass away five years after a diagnosis of inoperable stage IV colorectal cancer. Jeff was only 30 years old. “In the months before he died, all I could do was stand by his side and watch it happen,” Shelly says, her voice breaking. “I have never felt so helpless in all my life.” Like you, Shelly is determined to fight for every single person living with cancer today and everyone who will be diagnosed in the future. That’s why she participates in [Lights of Hope, the signature fundraiser of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network℠(ACS CAN)]( each fall. During Lights of Hope, Shelly and others dedicate Lights of Hope bags in memory or in honor of loved ones affected by cancer. It’s a nationwide visual reminder to Congress that they need to do more to help fight this disease. “I’ve dedicated a Light of Hope for my brother,” Shelly says, “and my children have used their allowance money to dedicate one for their Uncle Jeff. There isn’t a dollar amount I can pay to have Jeff hug me one more time or watch him play with my children. But I can honor his fight to make sure his voice, his story is heard.” We know the fight against cancer is personal for you, too, {NAME}. Thank you for your support of ACS CAN to help make a difference for people facing cancer. Want to know more about Lights of Hope? [LEARN MORE]( Contributions or membership payments to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. are not tax deductible. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Youtube]( [About Us]( | [Legal & Privacy Information]( | [State Fundraising Notices]( | [View Online]( | [Donate]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You can always contact us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at 1-800-227-2345 or at [cancer.org/contactus](. American Cancer Society 3380 Chastain Meadows Pkwy NW, Suite 200 Kennesaw, GA, 30144, US Copyright 2022 © American Cancer Society [Unsubscribe](