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Honorary chairs Kathleen Brumbaugh and Carolyn
Motley share what Relay for Life and support mean
T
he Relay for Life does more than just
provide funds for cancer research
and prevention. It is also a great way to
support friends and family who have battled
cancer. Kathleen
Brumbaugh and
Carolyn Motley,
honorary co-chairs
for the 2015 Relay
for Life for cancer
have had very
different cancer
journeys, but
what they share
in common is that
both have had a lot
of support during
their battles.
Brumbaugh has
been diagnosed
with cancer twice,
the first in 2007
and the second in
winter 2014. In
2007, after finding
out she had breast cancer and cancerous lymph
nodes, Brumbaugh had a double mastectomy
along with a removal of some lymph nodes.
This year, after Brumbaugh suffered from a
chronic cough for several months, doctors
discovered that her cancer has returned and
metastasized to other parts of her body. At
this point, chemo pills seem to be keeping the
cancer at bay.
Brumbaugh stated
that each time she
has had cancer, her
church has been
behind her as a
support system,
sending her cards
and notes of
encouragement
or giving her
money to help with
expenses. Church
members have also
helped her with
rides to doctor’s
appointments,
chemo, and
radiation, and this
time, to her biopsy.
She has always
asked for and appreciated prayer support,
too. Friends keep in touch with her about her
progress.
Carolyn Motley, left and Kathleen Brumbaugh
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