University of Mississippi-DeSoto graduate Mandy Shelby Little of Horn Lake learned firsthand about coping with the pain and fear of a family member fighting cancer after her father, Tommy Shelby, was diagnosed with esophagus cancer in 2005.
The Shelby family focused on getting through treatments and enjoying time together until April 2006, when Shelby lost his battle. A few years later, Little decided to use this difficult experience to take her career as an educator in a new direction.

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