Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

If laughter truly is the best medicine, Gene Maples is a walking example. However, cancer put his faith and humor to a test in April 2003 when his family heard the words, “you have cancer.” “After the initial shock and the “why me?” period, I was determined to fight for my wife, Joanna, and daughter, Dusty,” Gene Maples said. See the full story in the May 11 edition of the Optic-Herald.