Weaverville Remembering, sharing key aspect Relay For Life By Matt Tate
Stories abound at Relay For Life. In Weaverville, the event wrapped
up its 10th year Friday (May 14) and early Saturday (May 15). Civic groups and organizations from across the area showed up to contribute their support to the cancer fight. Luminaries lined the hallways at
North Buncombe High School with those who are fighting, surviving or may have succumb to cancer. One fighter is 5-year-old Shayla Gar-
rett. Garrett’s mother, Jennifer, said Shay-
la complained of a stomach ache in Oc- tober 2008. Te pain turned to heartache very
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quickly when it was revealed she had stage 4 neuroblastoma and bone mar- row disease. “Tere was a lot of sadness,” Jennifer
said. “At first, I wished it was me.” Neuroblastoma is the most common
extra-cranial solid cancer in childhood. It has taken seven rounds of che-
motherapy, a bone marrow transplant, radiation, surgery and six-month clini- cal treatment, but in January, doctors
found no evidence of the disease. “I know our heads are not fully above
water, but we can take some breaths,” Jennifer said. Jennifer, a former teacher at Weaver-
ville Primary School, said Shayla’s spirit remained high the entire duration. Te family has to go back for period-
ic checkups because of the disease’s high return rate for the next five years, but hope the darkest days are well behind.
Youth football camp North Buncombe High School coaches and players will lead a sum-
mer football camp from June 21 – 24 at the high school for area boys between the ages of 6 and 14 years old. Te camp will take place each day from 9 am to noon. Te cost is $50 per camper. For more on the camp, contact the high school at 645-4221 or Head Football Coach Carey Metts at 301-6681.
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