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5/7/2015

Kelli Hoag says her friend Christina Anderson has turned tragedy into triumph.

“She was always so upbeat and so positive, and when I learned her story about her daughter dying,  and I was just amazed at how she carried on,” Hoag said.

Anderson’s 13-year-old daughter died eight years ago after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.  Now, Anderson spends much of her time and energy raising money and awareness for cancer research.

That is why Hoag nominated her for the News 8/Ascentra Credit Union “Pay It Forward” award.

“When you face a cancer diagnosis in your family you have two choices: You can either choose to fight, especially like us when you’ve lost a child, a sister; (or) you can stop and not do anything.  We’ve chosen to move forward, this is Blake’s way of moving forward,” said Christina.

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