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Hello, my name is Diane Mulhollam. My husband, Tom and I were married at 18 years old and started raising our family immediately. We raised four wonderful children and kept ourselves very busy in their lives and activities. We were then excited to be grandparents that would be able to enjoy the benefits of being young, healthy and active. How life can change your dreams. In June of 2009 I was diagnosed with ocular malignant melanoma during a routine eye exam. The fear I had was the loss of vision but after further consultation I was dealing with much more, saving my life. Within two weeks I was at the Mayo Clinic being treated with plaque radiation in my eye. I was seen every three months and even though I had lost the sight in my eye, the melanoma had not spread. On January 12, 2012 all of this changed, tests showed spots in my liver. This started a new journey for our family. The melanoma spread to my liver, lymph nodes and soft tissue. Typical chemotherapy drugs do not work for malignant melanoma so they use drugs that boost your own immune system to fight the cancer cells. I was on two different drugs and large doses of radiation; however, the progression continued. Currently I am on a clinical trial which has shown some shrinkage of the tumors and no new growth. Our family has been so thankful for Relay for Life and all the volunteers that help make this weekend possible. We have learned that we are not alone in this fight. Through Relay for Life we have been introduced to new organizations to turn to for help, but most importantly all of the donations help support clinical trials and gives hope to all people that have been affected with cancer in their lives in one way or another.