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Randy and Pam became married in February of 1992; they started their marriage overseas in Spain, where Randy was in the military. Their son, Jared, was born in Spain in 1994. In 1995, the Payne family was transferred to Maryland; they remained there until Randy’s release from the military in 1998. Pam and Randy, graduates of Fairfield and Princeton high schools respectively, decided to return home to the Cincinnati area to be closer to family. After the birth of their daughter Andrea in 1998, the family moved to a home in the Fairfield area. Randy has worked for Hamilton County as a Network Administrator since release from the military; Pam has worked for Agape Children’s Center in Forest Park. Jared will be starting his senior year of high school this year and plans to pursue college after graduation. Andrea will be in middle school in the upcoming school year.

I know this cancer is going to be a battle, but with the support of family, friends and the church, I know I am in really good shape to win. I was diagnosed with Colon Cancer on August 31, 2012. I had my surgery on September 4, 2012 to remove the cancer and part of my colon.I work part-time for the Forest Hills School District in the High School Cafeteria for the last 7 years and prior to that I was a stay at home mom. I really enjoy working for the Forest Hills School District, because both of my children are in this district, so we have most of the same days off. Finding out I had cancer was very difficult for me especially since my mother passed away from it the year my daughter was born. I am currently taking chemotherapy in the “pill form”. I take this for a week, then I am off of it for a week. I will continue this process for 6 months. I have good days and bad days and not always necessarily the days I take the medication, with the bad seeming to out number the good.