NEWPORT--Celebrate Life, a cancer support group serving Cocke and Jefferson counties, is inviting the public to attend April's monthly meeting, which will feature an author.

According to Michele Sexton, Kay Stevens Lloyd is a breast cancer survivor from Maryville who wrote "Cancer with an Attitude One Woman's Journey Through Breast Cancer."

Susan G. Komen Foundation representatives told Sexton about Lloyd and felt the local support group could be interested in a program led by the author. Lloyd was also featured in a publication supporting the Race for the Cure.

According to the statement on the book, the story not only speaks to breast cancer survivors, but also to all women facing challenge and adversity.

"What she started as a diary of diagnosis and treatment turned into so much more," said Sexton. "It helped her to discover herself. She also teaches journaling and its importance."

The meeting is set for Thursday, April 24, at 7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Annunciation, off Cosby Highway. Copies of the book, which retails for $14.95, will be available for purchase.

"I'd like to encourage everyone to attend this program," Sexton said. "This will be a wonderful informative program."

For more information about Celebrate Life call Michele Sexton at (865) 397-1045 or Gail Sutton at (423) 623-3730.