BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR… Karla Smothers (seated on the right) is surrounded by coworkers on her first day back to work after her double mastectomy in 2014. The support from those in this photo goes way beyond them wearing pink in honor of Smothers, it even goes farther than the dozens of flowers that decorated her office on her return, it is a bond of friendship that will last a lifetime. (Contributed photo)