COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa —

The Wings of Hope Cancer Support Center held its annual Women Helping Women celebration in Council Bluffs, where dozens of women gathered to celebrate cancer survivorship and share their experiences.

The night consisted of a homemade dinner, a special guest speaker, performances by American Midwest Ballet and time spent supporting one another.

"It just is for a group of women that you might want to talk about something you're going through. And there's many people here that have been through it as well," volunteer and cancer survivor, Deb Kennebeck said.

Wings of Hope program specialist, Carolyn Ettinger, is a 31-year breast cancer survivor.

Kennebeck is a 15-year cancer survivor.

Other women in attendance are still fighting, but every one of their stories is u

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