Beloved Virginia Writer Gets Support From Community As She Battles Cancer
Elizabeth Massie writes horror stories for a living, but she is now experiencing something truly frightening herself.
Massie was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in June and she, along with her husband, illustrator Cortney Skinner, faces a large amount of medical expenses to pay, according to a friend who started a GoFundMe page.
"With treatments, side effects, and exhaustion, Beth has found it very difficult to write, which is her source of income, though she is pushing through as best she can. Cort is taking good care of Beth during all this, but his income is also severely impacted.…
Support Surges For Virginia Father Of 9, Grandfather Of 8, With Rare Cancer
Deet Novak is a 57-year-old family man, a Mr. Fix-it, and a musician, who has touched the lives of many in Virginia Beach.
That is why Novak's family, including his nine children, eight grandchildren, along with his friends, were shocked and saddened by his recent cancer diagnosis.
On June 22, Novak was diagnosed with a one in a million form of liver cancer called Angiocarcoma, according to his daughter, Anastasia, who started a GoFundMe page for her father.
For weeks leading up to his diagnosis, Novak was experiencing extreme body pains, which would turn out to be part of the Angiocarc…
