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“I often refer to cancer as ‘the devil’ — deep, dark and unforgiving. I am more than ready to stand up to that kind of monster.”



Those are the words of Peggy Gehrman, an oncology nurse who sees “the monster” up close every time she works at St. John’s HealthEast in Maplewood.



She will be giving a speech at the luminaria ceremony of the Woodbury Relay For Life cancer fundraiser later this month, when thousands of candles are lit, illuminating simple white bags which mark… Continue