Cancer survivor speaks at LCCC presentation

Luzerne County Community College recently hosted a presentation, ‘Turning Adversity into Opportunity.' The event was co-sponsored by the Center for Workplace Wellness and Productivity and the Leadership LCCC Class of 2012. Guest speaker was Eva Grayzel, a cancer survivor and motivational speaker. Grayzel founded an oral cancer awareness campaign, Six-Step Screening™, for which she was recognized by the American Academy of Oral Medicine and given honorary membership. She is the author of ‘You Are Not Alone: Families Touched by Cancer,' the first book in the Talk4Hope series. At the program, from left: Jackie Case and Kyna Markowski, students; Rob Armillei, instructional technology support specialist; Maureen Savner, associate professor, dental hygiene; Sandy Cumberland, member, Leadership LCCC Class of 2012; Grayzel; Brian Mihneski, member, Leadership LCCC Class of 2012; Julie Cleary, associate professor, dental hygiene; and Jessica Brennan and Janelle Loomis, students.