2018 Relay for life

Page 8 2018 RELAY FOR LIFE MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JUNE 27, 2018 Cancer survivors Jolene Fellers and Amy Weidhuner, the honorary co-chairs, shared stories of their battles with cancer. Weidhuner said her journey started many years ago with several family members who had cancer. Then, in 2011, Weidhuner was diagnosed with breast cancer. In June 2015, she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia that will be with her for the rest of her life. For now, Weidhuner is in remission. In 2013, Weidhuner was a co-chairman of the Relay and as part of the event that year, she cut survivor Nicole Lee’s hair. Weidhuner’s daughter Tabatha read a poem about moms and said her mom is a superhero who puts others before herself and drops everything for Tabatha when she needs her. Tabatha said at age 16, she was her mom’s caretaker, quitting her job and missing activities to help her mom out. Her mom still tried to be there for her and her sister and has never given up. Tabatha said her mom is a hero and role model who has shown what bravery and determination are all about. Honorary Co-Chair Jolene Fellers is a young survivor who turns four next week, so her mom shared her story. Fellers was diagnosed with Retinal Blastoma in April 2016 when she was around one-and-half-years old. The Retinal Blastoma affected her vision and Feller had treatments at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. Feller now sees a team of specialists at Will Eye Hospital in Pennsylvania. Recently, the family was finally told her cancer is under control. Continued u