One in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer during their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society’s data from 2013. My mother, Sue Simkiss at age 56 is now the 1 in 8. She was watching the morning news in early May 2013 when the anchor said that a local Belk store would be […]
Survivor of cancer, inspiration to many
November 19, 2011 by
In the United States today 1 out of 3 people are diagnosed with cancer, and almost everyone else knows someone who has or had cancer. In 2004 Debbie Moore,34, resident of Sylva, became the one. She was diagnosed with Paraganglioma and Pheochromocytoma, and began her fight. She had at least 13 different tumors spread all […]
Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs Dies
October 7, 2011 by
Steve Jobs, co founder of Apple and innovator behind the iPod, iPhone, & iPad died Wednesday evening at his home. He was 56. Photo Courtesy: http://ohinternet.com/Steve_Jobs Jobs had been battling pancreatic cancer for several years and had a liver transplant in 2006. He wanted to keep his disease in the knowledge of his family; even […]
