Featured Couple’s diagnoses doesn’t hold them back Gwen Bishop Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Oct 31, 2026 5 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Back-to-back cancer diagnoses are rough.But a positive attitude makes the fight easier. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm%JC@?6 ~=:G6C[ <?@H? 7C@> 9:D =@42= %' D9@H 2D x4636C8 $=:>[ 7@F?5 @FE 62C=:6C E9:D J62C 96 925 AC@DE2E6 42?46C] p D9@CE `_ 52JD 27E6C 9:D EC62E>6?E H2D 4@>A=6E65[ 9:D H:76 r=2C2 3682? 96C @H? C25:2E:@? EC62E>6?E 7@C 3C62DE 42?46C]k^Am Tyrone and Clara Oliver both recently completed their cancer treatments. 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