We are participating in the 2026 GYRIG to raise awareness of
Colon Cancer, a disease that has touched us personally and will continue to do
so the rest of our lives.
In 2016, Team Marlee (Helbig) became A MORE BIG LIFE - here is why as written
by Marlee in 2016:
A few days before Andrea Creekmore passed away, her husband Mike, her best
girlfriends, her parents and sister, allowed me to be with her for the day.
Most of my time was spent in her room with her girlfriends talking to her some
(she slept most of the time) but mostly talking about her. They shared
memories of her that had us laughing and crying, usually at the same time. I
could go on and on about Andrea and never fully convey the largeness of her
spirit, the joy and heart she put out into the world.
So, what now? Where do I go from here? In what way can I add purpose to the
cancer battles Andrea and Derek Hedges fought? To the battle I fought? In what
way can God use me to redeem the loss? Just a little bit. There are a few
things that I know of now - hopefully more will reveal themselves in the many
years to come. What I've learned from Andrea and Derek - equally (if not more
so) in their living as in their dying - is to LIVE. FOR REAL. Going through the
motions just isn't good enough. Live "BIG". And do. Do something that
gives back to people. Put some light into the world. Do "MORE".
(Andrea CreekMORE / Marlee HelBIG in case anyone needs help connecting the
dots)
All right! Sign up today - raise some money! Let's do this!