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Thyroid problem news from Thyroid Talk
Thyroid cancer won’t keep her from walking
Manteca resident, Cheryl Robnett isn’t letting anything stop her from helping others. Not even her third battle with cancer.
This is her second year as the survivor chair for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Manteca.
Robnett started getting sick in 1997, but doctors weren’t able to find the reason she was ill until 2000 when they found endromitrial cancer. Since 2000, she has battled with endromitrial and bladder cancer, and is currently battling thyroid cancer.
She had surgery to remove her thyroid in February but isn’t letting that stop her from organizing survivor events for Manteca’s Relay for Life.
“The thyroid surgery turned out to be a little more than I bargained for,” said Robnett. “One reason I felt it was important not to resign as survivor chair when I got this cancer is because there’s just something about being involved with all these people aare fighting so hard against cancer that’s so uplifting and gives you so much strength.”
Robnett believes that having a positive attitude is an important tool for healing and getting through the always trying battle of fighting cancer. Relay for Life, she says, is an excellent way to honor cancer survivors and show them that they are not alone in their fight.
Robnett’s husband of 40 years, Roy, was actually the first in the Robnett family to get involved with Relay for Life. He joined his office team three years ago and invited Cheryl to the survivor breakfast.
Cheryl was so touched by the experience, that she volunteered to be the survivor chair the next year.
As the survivor chair for Relay, Cheryl organizes the survivor breakfast. Cheryl and her committee are still looking for a corporate sponsor for the survivor breakfast that is willing to donate $1,000. They weren’t able to get last year’s sponsor, OrthoBioTech because of a management and policy change.
Cheryl and her team also organize the opening ceremony, nighttime luminary ceremony, and put together gift bags and treats for participating survivors.
“We know that survivors and their caregivers have been through a lot. We just want them to feel pampered and just make Relay really special for them while raising money for cancer research,” said Robnett.
Relay for Life is now a family affair with Roy and his business partner, Debbie Saarlos chairing the corporate sponsor committee. And their son, Michael, who has Down Syndrome, helping out as a co-captain of a Ripon relay team.
The Robnett family has lived in Manteca their whole lives and have greatly benefitted from being a part of the close-knit community of the Family City.
“I’m really fortunate because I have family, friends and my church,” said Robnett. “I don’t know how people do it without the support of their community and faith.”
Robnett says that she wants to encourage anyone who is a survivor of any type of cancer to come to the Relay for Life to be encouraged and supported.
To donate to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Manteca, go to: www.acsevents.org/relay/ca/manteca.
You can also contact Cheryl Robnett directly by calling (209) 823-6342 or emailing robnettc@aol.com.
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