Battling cancer is a formidable task even with the strongest of support networks, and for 67 year-old Peggy Helms, it’s been the people in her life who have helped keep her spirit strong and her outlook positive – with some help from Sherry’s...
Losing a Lifestyle but not a Life: Recovering and rebuilding with help from Sherry’s Run
It’s a parent’s dream to see her children on their own, successful and working, in college and building their own future. It’s unexpected for that parent to suddenly be forced into a battle against cancer, unable to work and have her life “going backward,”...
Living in The Moment Can be a Good Way to Live
Sherry’s Run Patient Mariea Coleman Shares Her StoryLEBANON, TENN. – June 1, 2012 – Mariea Doss Coleman did not worship the sun when she was growing up in Macon County, Tennessee. And she did not worship the sun as an adult — still, skin cancer came...
“Sherry’s Run Is Loving, Caring and Sharing” – Learning To Accept Life With Help From Others
April 22, 2012 was much more than just another date for Carolyn Rhodes – it was a moment of truth. That was the day that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. When asked to recall her first initial thought after the doctor’s grim words,...
Sherry’s Run Honors the Memory of Johnny Keel and Peggie Dill at 2011 Run
Organizers for Sherry’s Run are proud to honor the memory of two very special individuals who lost their battle to cancer last year. Their memory is a constant reminder that one person can make a significant positive difference in those around...
Local Resident, David Kendall, Shares His Story – Thanks Sherry’s Run
Not even Superman can out run this speeding bulletSometimes life comes at you faster than a speeding bullet. Sometimes, you can dodge it – other times you can’t.David Kendall and his wife, Pat, know all too well what a speeding bullet looks like —...
Sherry’s Run Helps Bring Hope for a Better Year to the Harvill Family
If anyone is glad to turn the page on 2010 and throw away last year’s calendar, it’s Mellody Harvill. But even for her, there are parts to be remembered fondly.It was a year ago in December that Harvill, suspecting that she had pneumonia, visited...
The 2010 Sherry’s Run is in Honor of Peggie Dill
LEBANON, TENN. – August 2, 2010 – The 2010 Sherry’s Run will honor Peggie Dill.Peggie shared her story with Sherry’s Run: In October 2009, Peggie Dill began having the vague symptom of abdominal pain that did not go away. Within one week...
Sherry’s Run Made a Difference in Steve Miller’s Life
LEBANON, TENN. – July 26, 2010 – When Steve Miller’s son came home from school one afternoon in 1987 with a note from his teacher encouraging students and their parents to get more involved in extra-curricular activities, Steve took the advice to...
Sherry’s Run Helps Those Who Are Hurting
LEBANON, TENN. – September 1, 2009– Supporters of Sherry’s Run have an incredible giving spirit, one that this area prides itself on. In this spirit, Wilson County’s largest grassroots cancer fundraising organization is truly making a difference...