GROVELAND / REGIONAL – Lance Blais, a popular handyman who lives in Groveland, was diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago. The Army veteran had a portion of a lung removed and began chemotherapy treatments.
At three-week intervals, when he went for his treatment at the Lahey Clinic in Peabody, he found the other patients and many of the staff, “moping about.”
“I couldn’t stand it. I had to do something,” Blais said. He turned to his lifetime of skills, including sewing, for a way to turn those frowns upside down…