# @americancancersociety on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DK5SK5xoltm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35435380-americancancersociety-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-14T20:44:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The American Cancer Society (@americancancersociety) — https://gondola.cc/americancancersociety

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"Because of cancer, I never got to dance with my daddy at my wedding. But three years before we lost him, we danced at the Honky Tonks in downtown Nashville, and boy did we have a FUN time! 🎶🎸🤠

I’d heard stories about how “wild” my daddy was back in the 1970s, but that night was the first time I really saw him let loose. He led me across those dance floors with so much joy. This photo, taken by my mom, who had overcome her own cancer journey a few years earlier, is one of my favorites.

In my 20s, I never imagined watching one parent survive cancer and, just a few years later, saying goodbye to the other because of it.

Even though my daddy was gone long before he could meet his grandkids, he’ll never be forgotten. I’ll keep sharing his stories — stories of love, strength, and the legacy he left behind. He taught me one of the greatest lessons I still hold on to today: “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

This Father’s Day, I’m honoring him by supporting the American Cancer Society. I wish I had known back then just how much americancancersociety does for families facing cancer. Their support includes:

•Funding groundbreaking research to discover better treatments and improve survival rates
•Offering free programs and services like rides to treatment, lodging near hospitals, and 24/7 cancer support
•Providing trusted information to help patients and families navigate diagnosis, treatment, and recovery
•Advocating for access to care so that everyone can get the support they need

Your donations to the American Cancer Society support real progress, like breakthrough research, survivor care, and community programs.

Click the link in my bio to make a donation in memory of someone you love and to help others keep fighting. I’ll be making a donation in honor of both my mom, who I’m grateful is still here with me, and my dad, who was taken too soon." - Scarlett

#cancer #cancerjourney #fathersday #daddysgirl #fatherdaughterdance

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