Halloween movies for the ultimate fright night

When October rolls around, you know that it’s time for pumpkin carving, candy and all things Halloween. No celebration of Halloween is complete without a movie marathon with some of the best spooky movies of all time, and we’ve gathered a list of the spooky and not-sospooky films you can enjoy. So, gather up your popcorn and your best buddy, and check out our list during your movie marathon night. Hocus Pocus Casper Monster House The Haunted Mansion Nightmare Before Christmas Monsters Inc Edward Scissorhands It’s the Great Pumpkin,

Charlie Brown Halloweentown Return to Halloweentown Paranorman Harry Potter Coraline Ghostbusters Frankenweenie Hotel Transylvania The Goonies The Addams Family Gremlins Beetlejuice Scooby Doo 1 & 2 The Little Vampire Goosebumps Corpse Bride Coco Sweeney Todd Sleepy Hollow Psycho Practical Magic Twitches and Twitches Too The Exorcist Silence of the Lambs The Village The Shining It The Sixth Sense House on Haunted Hill A Nightmare on Elm Street Young Frankenstein The Mummy Carrie The Rocky Horror Picture

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Face everything and

Cancer survivor relies on faith, positive attitude

By Celeste Edenloff

For nearly 15 years, Missy Hanson of Brandon has been participating in Relay for Life. The breast cancer and cervical cancer survivor says it is hard to put into words just exactly what it really means to her, but the event is important.

“Relay is an experience,” she said. “It means so much to me and my family.”

Cancer is a part of her life, as well as the lives of numerous other family members. Her sister, Tracey Krueger, and her mother, Yvonne Brede, were both diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. Krueger was diagnosed in April and Brede was diagnosed in August.

Just like Hanson, they are both survivors.

But Hanson has also lost numerous family members to cancer.

The Relay for Life event, she said, is a way to not only honor those who are still living and possibly in the process of still fighting, but it is also a way to remember all who fought so hard, but ultimately who lost their battle.

When wearing her survivor shirt at the event, she hopes and believes it provides hope to those who are in the process of the battle and maybe having a bad day.

“When they see my shirt and know I am a survivor, I hope they think, ‘I can do this, too,’ ” she said.

Each year at the Relay for Life event, cancer survivors take what is known as the survivor lap when they all walk together around a loop. Afterward, it’s a tradition for those survivors to walk a lap with their caregivers, which is known as the caregiver lap.

Hanson said she always makes it through the survivor lap, but when she is walking the caregiver lap with her family and friends, her emotions get the best of her and the tears freely flow. The reason?

She says it’s because she was blessed with the most amazing network of people, who she said were and are her “system of go-to people.”

“I am so fortunate to have my

Once you have cancer and you make it through it, you do everything you can to help someone else who’s going through it. I truly believe that I am blessed and I have said that from day one. MISSY HANSON

Cancer survivor, above, with her mother Yvonne Brede, also a cancer survior

Facts and Figures

The American Cancer Society’s estimates for breast cancer in the U.S. for 2021 are: About 281,550 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women. About 49,290 new cases of ductal carcinoma in situ will be diagnosed. About 43,600 women will die from breast cancer. At this time, there are more than 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. This includes women still being treated and those who have completed treatment.

go-to people,” she said. “My family and friends rock. I have the most amazing husband and most amazing support system.”

Life has been good for her, she said. As long as her family and friends remain healthy, not much else matters.

She lives by an acronym she chose for her journey – FEAR, which stands for Face Everything And Rise.

And every morning when she wakes up, she does just that.

HER JOURNEY

Everyone’s cancer journey is different, said Hanson. Hers began in 2009 when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She ended up having a complete radical hysterectomy.

While she was celebrating her five years of being cancer free, Hanson heard the C word again.

This time, she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Studies continue to uncover lifestyle factors and habits, as well as inherited genes, that affect breast cancer risk. Here are a few examples:

Several studies are looking at the effect of exercise, weight gain or loss and diet on risk.

Studies on the best use of genetic testing for breast cancer mutations continue.

Scientists are exploring how common gene variations (small changes in genes that are not as significant as mutations) may affect breast cancer risk. Gene variants typically have only a modest effect on risk, but when taken together they could possibly have a large impact.

Possible environmental causes of breast cancer have also received more attention in recent years. While much of the science on this topic is still in its earliest stages, this is an area of active research.

Missy Hanson, center, with her sister, Tracey Krueger, left, and mother Yvonne Brede, right, at the Relay for LIfe of Douglas County Event. (Contributed photo)

Hanson’s mom and sister both opted to have complete mastectomies after they were diagnosed with breast cancer and Hanson did the same thing.

And although she has been cancer free since March 2014, she still lives with the side effects of her cancer.

HANSON

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