Whitefish High School senior Maggie Mercer knows firsthand the difference a support system can make for families battling cancer. Now, she’s leading the way to support other local families grappling with the disease.
Mercer was a young child when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. She was lucky enough to have a full-time nanny to care for her and her three siblings while their parents traveled out of the area for treatment. The fortune to have help from a nanny was not lost on her.
“While my mom was battling, we had a really good support system here and from the community as well,” Mercer said…