Wanting to end “Normal”

All of us on this team have been touched by Cancer. Lost a friend, parent, family member or we are battling or are a survivor. But the founders of this team were blessed to have met a man here in SL named Julian.

Julian was the image of love. He supported us through life’s battles in RL and in SL. He had so many people who loved him. He was a big supporter of RFL - he was active and on a team. When he was diagnosed with cancer it didn’t stop him from asking how we are and wanting to take care of us. He battled hard but ultimately lost the battle leaving us lost.

We want to end “Normal”.

We have come to accept cancer as a "normal" part of our world. Let us tell you there was nothing normal about going through treatments, all the side effects that last a lifetime.  There is nothing normal about the battle Julian had and lost.

While we have made some great strides, the American Cancer Society still has a lot to accomplish. A few of us wanted to do something to honor him so we decided to start a team in his memory. Now we knew if we called it the Julian’s he would haunt us, he never wanted to be in the spotlight, but a few close to him called him Jules. We decided we would be his Gems. We still miss him and always will but his memory will continue to live with RFL.