A community full of support

MONTROSE  - Though its gold-ribbon symbol might not be as predominate, the Montrose community has shown tremendous support for the victims and their families of childhood cancers.

“We continue to be amazed by the support from this community. When you see a child (with cancer) it touches everyone. Is it enough? Do we stop here? Of course not,” Melissa Trujillo said.

Melissa’s son, 11-year-old Jeremy, was the honorary chair at last year’s Relay For Life, an American Cancer Society event, held in June at the Montrose High School track. Jeremy was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the thymus glad, lymph nodes and white blood cells called lymphocytes. He finished his two-year treatment on April 16.

This year’s event will honor yet another surviving family of child cancer, the Marston’s.

Ten-year-old Kelly Marston was diagnosed with leukemia in May 2007 and recently finished her last treatment of chemotherapy.

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