Beautiful People
By Arlene Johns
In June of 2012, things looked pretty bright for Chalyce Howsare of Meyersdale. A recent graduate from Allegheny College of Maryland's Somerset campus, she had a job in an insurance office and was busy coaching high school cheerleaders.
But a lump on her neck and a diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma turned her world upside down and put life on hold. Now, after surgery and four months of chemotherapy, life is slowly getting back to normal for the pretty 21-year-old.
But a cancer diagnosis and the treatments were challenging - to say the least. She was haunted by the death of her grandfather. "I watched him pass away from cancer," she says. "I watched him for months just laying in bed. It was 13 years ago and I still remember it like it was yesterday." She dealt with her fears by maintaining a positive attitude. "My doctor looked at me and said 'Chalyce, I am going to cure you.' I focused on that."
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