Some people in the world may think that they would never have to deal with a disease like breast cancer.

But for Nic Coe that changed the summer of last year.

“At first it was extremely scary and I had no idea what was going to happen,” Coe said.

On top of being captain of the wrestling team and being in AP classes this Coyote didn’t think a disease like this could hit close to home.

“ It’s kind of hard especially whenever you’re thinking like ‘why does it happen to someone like my mom cause she’s a great person,’” Coe said.

Coe isn’t the only one in the Coyote family who has experienced a battle with breast cancer.

Mrs. Patti Wilson, our lead counselor was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011.

“I think the fears of everyone else around me, how it affected others more so than how it affected me,” Wilson said.

Coach Kyle Stevens’ family has been impacted by the disease.

“It’s something that my family has been affected with as well my mother and both of my grandparents,” Stevens said.

Despite the many doctors appointments and chemotherapy they would have to go through, patients and family members said they were determined to fight through it.

“I did my very best to have a smile on my face and be positive around everyone and because I was more concerned about others than I was about myself really,” Wilson said.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it gives people the opportunity to learn more about it and to know what they can do to help.

“Seeing everything that my mom has had to do and seeing how strong she is, it’s definitely something that I would have everyone participate in,”Coe said.

These are three Coyotes who are showing us how determined they are to fight the disease whether, it is a family member or a member of the school family.