Sollars is a “glass-half-full kind of guy,” but he’s also a realist. When he was diagnosed with stage-3 esophageal cancer in August 2014, the then-58-year-old Sollars knew little about the disease, but he knew himself. Even after learning all there was to know about his condition, he was resolute.
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Canine pals, determination helped beat cancer