On July 26, Wallsboro resident Heather DeLauder began one of the toughest fights of her life against invasive mammary carcinoma breast cancer. But she does so with a strong village in her corner.
Diagnosed in her right breast in June, DeLauder said the presence of the HER2 growth-promoting protein is what makes her cancer invasive. She will receive chemo treatments once a month for the next five months. DeLauder's particular chemo cocktail caused her to begin losing her hair 23 days after her first treatment.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAmQxE DE2CE65 72==:?8 @FE :? 4=F>AD[Q s6{2F56C D2:5] Qx7 J@F CF3 J@FC 92?5D E9C@F89 :E @C AF== @? :E ;FDE 2 =:EE=6 3:E[ :E 4@>6D @FE] xVG6 2=C625J =@DE f A@F?5D 2?5 E96 DE6C@:5D >2<6 >6 9F?8CJ 2?5 :CC:E2E65]Qk^Am
kAm%96 67764ED @7 E96 496>@ 368:? E@ H62C @77 27E6C 23@FE E9C66 H66<D[ 3FE E96? :EVD E:>6 E@ F?56C8@ 2?@E96C EC62E>6?E[ D96 D2:5] s6A6?5:?8 @? 9@H E96 42?46C C6DA@?5D E@ 496>@ EC62E>6?ED[ s6{2F56C D2:5 D96 H:== F?56C8@ 2 =F>A64E@>J @C >2DE64E@>J :? 2? 677@CE E@ C6>@G6 2?J C6>2:?:?8 42?46C]k^Am
kAmqFE :? E96 >:5DE @7 E96 92C56DE E:>6 @7 96C =:76[ D96 C6>2:?D 9@A67F=]k^Am
kAmQr2?46C :D ?@ =@?86C 2 562E9 D6?E6?46 :? a_a`[Q D96 D2:5] Q}@H E96C6VD 2 5CF8 ;FDE 7@C H@>6? H9@ 2C6 wt#a A@D:E:G6] %96 D4:6?46 369:?5 :E :D 2>2K:?8] x 766= =:<6 x 42? 92?5=6 :E] xV> G6CJ 56E6C>:?65 2?5 9@A67F=] xV> ?@E 8@:?8 E@ =6E E9:D DE62= >J D>:=6] x 42?VE 8:G6 FA]Qk^Am
kAmw6C 8C62E6DE >@E:G2E:@? E@ ?6G6C 8:G6 FA :D 96C `e\J62C\@=5 52F89E6C |:DEJ H9@ :D 2 DEF56?E 2E (6EF>A<2 w:89 $49@@=]k^Am
kAmQ$96VD 366? D@ DEC@?8 E9C@F89 E9:D[Q s6{2F56C D2:5] Q$96VD 96=A7F= 2?5 5@6D H92E6G6C x 2D< 96C E@ 5@[ 3FE x <?@H :EVD 92C5 7@C 96C E@ D66 96C >@> 8@:?8 E9C@F89 D@>6E9:?8 =:<6 E9:D]Qk^Am
kAm~FED:56 @7 96C 52F89E6C[ s6{2F56C[ 2 92:C DEJ=:DE 2E $962C t?GJ w2:C $2=@? 2?5 q@FE:BF6[ D2:5 96C H@C< 72>:=J 2?5 E9@D6 D96VD >6E :? E96 E9C66 J62CD E92E D96VD =:G65 :? (6EF>A<2 92G6 366? 96C 8C62E6DE DFAA@CE DJDE6>] q6D:56D 96C 52F89E6C[ E96 @?=J @E96C C6=2E:G6 E96 {@F:D:2?2 ?2E:G6 92D :? p=232>2 :D 2 8C2?5>@E96C :? w6=6?2]k^Am
kAms6{2F56C >@G65 E@ E96 2C62 H:E9 96C 9FD32?5 H9@ =67E 96C ;FDE 2D D96 H2D 86EE:?8 5:28?@D65] w6 ?@H =:G6D :? |@?E2?2]k^Am
kAmQw6 <?6H 23@FE >J 42?46C 3FE 96 564:565 E@ CF? 7C@> C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ[Q D96 D2:5]k^Am
Heather DeLauder said Julie Bridgman has become like a second mother to her. The Herald/Briana Wilson
kAmp7E6C =62C?:?8 @7 s6{2F56CVD 5:28?@D:D 2?5 E96 724E E92E D96 H2D ?@H 2 D:?8=6 >@E96C[ $962C t?GJ @H?6C yF=:6 qC:58>2? <?6H D96 H2?E65 E@ 7:?5 2 H2J E@ 96=A]k^Am
kAmQ%96 H2J E92E x =@@< 2E :E[ v@5 C6>@G65 9:> 7C@> 96C =:76[Q qC:58>2? D2:5] Qv@5 <?6H 96 H@F=5?VE 36 23=6 E@ 92?5=6 :E] $96 ?665D A6@A=6 2C@F?5 96C H9@ H:== 7:?5 H2JD =:7E 96C FA] x <?6H H6 H2?E65 E@ 5@ D@>6E9:?8 E@ 96=A C2:D6 >@?6J 7@C 96C 2?5 :E H2D 2 ?@\3C2:?6C E@ 2D< pAC:=]Qk^Am
kAmqC:58>2? 2AAC@24965 pAC:= w6?D=6J[ @H?6C @7 w6?D=6J rC66< r2?5=6D[ H:E9 2? :562 E@ 4C62E6 2 =:?6 @7 42?5=6D E92E H@F=5 36?67:E s6{2F56C]k^Am
kAmQpD D@@? 2D x 962C5 96C DE@CJ[ x D2:5[ Vx 92G6 E96 A6C764E ;2CPVQ w6?D=6J D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6?D=6J 92D 366? 92C3@C:?8 2 DE2D9 @7 9@E A:?< ;2CD 3642FD6 E92EVD 96C 72G@C:E6 4@=@C[ 3FE E96 4@=@C 5@6D?VE 6I24E=J 7:E :? H:E9 E96 CFDE:4 26DE96E:4 @7 96C 42?5=6 4@>A2?J]k^Am
The Heather's Kicking Cancer's Butt Candles are available only at Hensley Creek Candles and Shear Envy. The Herald/Briana Wilson
kAmQx ;FDE =@G65 E96 4@=@C 2?5 564:565 x H@F=5 9@=5 @? E@ E96 ;2CD F?E:= x 4@F=5 FD6 E96> 7@C D@>6E9:?8 2>2K:?8[Q w6?D=6J D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 w62E96CVD z:4<:?8 r2?46CVD qFEE r2?5=6D 762EFC6 2 5:776C6?E D46?E 6G6CJ H66< 2?5 2C6 D@=5 7@C Sa_ 2E w6?D=6J rC66< r2?5=6D[ `_hc_ &]$] ab`[ 2D H6== 2D 2E $962C t?GJ[ fbba &]$] ab`] %96 42?5=6D H:== 36 D@=5 7@C 2? :?567:?:E6 2>@F?E @7 E:>6]k^Am
kAm%96 D46?ED 4C62E65 2C6 32D65 @? H92E s6{2F56C =:<6D] $@ 72C[ E96C6 92G6 366? 7=@C2= D46?ED =:<6 v2C56?:2[ y2D>:?6 2?5 2 !6@?J 2?5 2>36C H@@5 4@>3:?2E:@?] w6?D=6J 2=D@ 4C62E65 2 D46?E 42==65 vJADJ E92E 92D 2 E62 @=:G6 D46?E 32D6] w6?D=6J D2:5 D96VD 8@E 2 =:DE @7 D6G6C2= D46?ED E@ 8@ E9C@F89]k^Am
kAmQx 925 E@ 42== 2?5 86E C67:==D 367@C6 E96 6?5 @7 E96 7:CDE H66<[Q qC:58>2? D2:5] Q(6 DE2CE65 @FE @C56C:?8 D:I 3FE H6VC6 8@:?8 E@ :?4C62D6 :E E@ `a E@ <66A FA H:E9 E96 56>2?5] %96C6 2C6 D@ >2?J A6@A=6 H9@ H2?E E@ 96=A w62E96C]Qk^Am
kAm~?6 9F?5C65 A6C46?E @7 E96 AC@4665D 2C6 56A@D:E65 :?E@ 2 32?< 244@F?E D6E FA 7@C s6{2F56C 2E '2==6J q2?<] p=E9@F89 D96VD DE:== H@C<:?8 C:89E ?@H[ E96C6 H:== =:<6=J 4@>6 2 E:>6 H96? D96 H@?VE 36 23=6 E@ H@C< 7@C 2? 6IE6?565 A6C:@5]k^Am
Julie Bridgman, April Hensley and Heather DeLauder sit outside of Hensley Creek Candles. The Herald/Briana Wilson
kAmQ~FC A=2? :D E@ C2:D6 6?@F89 >@?6J D@ E92E D96 2?5 96C 52F89E6C 42? 36 4@>7@CE23=6 2?5 D96 42? DE:== A2J 96C 3:==D H9:=6 D96VD ?@E H@C<:?8[Q qC:58>2? D2:5] Q$96VD 5@:?8 @<2J C:89E ?@H[ 3FE 2E D@>6 A@:?E :? E96 7FEFC6[ D96VD =@@<:?8 2E DFC86CJ[ H9:49 H:== >62? 6G6? >@C6 >65:42= 3:==D 2?5 ?@E 36:?8 23=6 E@ H@C<]Qk^Am
kAmw6?D=6J 2?5 qC:58>2? 2C6?VE E96 @?=J A6@A=6 :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ C2==J:?8 E@ 96=A] (6EF>A<2VD 'u( $>:E9 {6@?2C5 !@DE cdfa 9@DE65 2 32C364F6 @? pF8] f E92E C2:D65 S`[e__ 7@C s6{2F56C]k^Am
kAmQx ;FDE 86E E96 3:886DE 962CEH2C>:?8 766=:?8 H:E9 D@ >2?J 7C:6?5D 2?5 6G6? DEC2?86CD @A6?:?8 E96:C 2C>D E@ >6[Q s6{2F56C D2:5 2D D96 7@F89E 324< E62CD] $96 925 >2?2865 ?@E E@ 4CJ FA F?E:= E9:D A@:?E[ 3FE D96 364@>6D @G6CH96=>65 H:E9 6>@E:@? E9:?<:?8 23@FE E96 =@G6 D96VD C646:G65 7C@> E9:D 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am
kAmQ|D] yF=:6[ E92EVD >J C@4<[Q s6{2F56C D2:5] Qx 92G6 2 D64@?5 >@> :? 96C] x 5@?VE E9:?< xVG6 6G6? 8@EE6? E96 D2>6 C6DA@?D6 324< 9@>6 2D x 92G6 96C6]Qk^Am
kAmQw6C DECF88=6D 2C6 @FC DECF88=6D[Q qC:58>2? 49:>65 :?] Q(96? D96 9FCED[ H6 9FCE] tG6CJE9:?8 E92E D96VD 8@:?8 E9C@F89[ H6VC6 3J 96C D:56 8@:?8 E9C@F89 :E H:E9 96C] p?5 E96 4@>>F?:EJ 92D 366? 2>2K:?8] (92E H6VC6 D66:?8 C:89E ?@H 2C6 E96 92?5D 2?5 766E @7 y6DFD]Qk^Am
