Cancer journey as dark, unexpected as tonight's weather, Relay walkers say

AUSTINTOWN

If the people attending Relay for Life at Austintown Fitch High School needed a reminder that those stricken with cancer sometimes have to endure dark and gloomy times, they got it Friday.

During the first half-hour of the annual American Cancer Society fundraising event, as survivors and supporters lined up around the track to begin the survivors’ lap, the rain came down hard, bringing with it dark clouds and cold winds.

Making matters worse was that many hadn’t come prepared, most likely not expecting such a chill after weeks of warm weather.

Marilyn Sees of Girard, a breast-cancer survivor, agreed that her cancer diagnosis did give her a dark mood.

“In the beginning, it’s really gloomy, but in time you trust in God, and it gets better,” she said.

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