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The Kings Mountain Herald
April 20, 2006
Dinner honors cancer survivors
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
Seventy-five cancer sur-
vivors signed up for the
Relay for Life's 8th Annual
Survivor Dinner held at the
Patrick Center last Thursday
night, but over 100 people
packed the room. Rogers
BBQ in Grover provided the
free meal to this special
group. Billy Hicklin provid-
ed the piano accompani-
ment. Kings Mountain Fire
Department served the food.
“All of the people sitting
around this room are sur-
vivors and the reason why
we do what we do,” said
Survivor Dinner Co-Chair
Tammy Hogue to the crowd.
Little prizes, gift bags and T-
shirts were given in recogni-
tion to the strong and coura-
geous people who have beat-
en or who are fighting this
disastrous disease.
Sandy Hovis Martin, was
asked to speak about her 4-
year-struggle with
melanoma cancer. According
to the University of
Maryland Greenebaum
Cancer Center's website
(www.umm.edu/cancer/ov
erview/melanoma.html),
“melanoma is a disease of
the skin in which cancerous
cells develop in the
melanocytes, the cells that
produce color in the skin.
Melanoma is not the only
type of skin cancer, but it is
the most serious type.
Melanoma is curable if it is
found early. However, unlike
other forms of skin cancer, it
can spread very quickly to
other parts of the body
through the blood or the
lymph system. As a result, it
accounts for nearly 79 per-
cent of skin cancer deaths,
even though it comprises
only 4 petcent of skin cancer
cases.”
She was diagnosed in
September 2002. Since then,
she has tried chemotherapy,
radiation and normal treat-
ments to no avail. Martin is
now using an experimental
drug. The cancer had spread
to her lungs and a tumor was
found behind her left eye. A
little over a week ago she
was informed that the tumor
behind her eye is gone. Her
lungs appear to be clear. She
has fought and won these
battles but the war is not
Barbara Adams is one of the many cancer survivors who showed up for the Survivor's
Dinner at the Patrick Senior Center. She signs her name to the 2006 Survivors banner.
over.
Proceeds from Relay for
Life events go to the
American Cancer Society,
helping people like Martin
and searching for better
ways to fight this disease.
Tammy White, Co-Chair
for the Survivor Dinner, said
that there are two events
coming up at the Relay for
year to
Life that everyone should not
miss: the Survivor Lap and
the luminary Service. Relay
for Life will take place on
April 28th, starting at 6 pm at
the Walking Track off of
Cleveland Avenue. Over
1,000 people showed up last
support this
American Cancer Society's
fund-raiser. It will be open to
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