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Alex Cabrero reporting When someone is told they don't have much longer to live, the little things seem to become the most important things.
Today at the top of Hidden Peak at Snowbird, those affected by cancer held a small ceremony to enjoy peace in a beautiful natural setting.
Coming together and sharing similar stories of hair loss or bad chemotherapy days is a way to feel comfort.
Cathy Baxter, Salt Lake City Resident: "This is just a positive experience."
Cathy Baxter just had to be here. She needs all the comfort she can get.
Cathy Baxter, Salt Lake City Resident: "This is a sister I lost to cancer four years ago. This is my father."
Her loved ones are among the hundreds of other loved ones memorialized on flags at the top of Hidden Peak at Snowbird.
Cathy Baxter, Salt Lake City Resident: "This is a cousin. That's a cousin."
Everyone here has basically the same story; which is why they come together every year to share them.
It's called Survivors at the Summit. It is an event to remember those who lost their lives to cancer, celebrate those who've beat it, and help those still fighting.
Elizabeth Pueschel, Fighting Cancer: "They gave me 6 months, and I'm coming up on 2 years at the end of October."
Elizabeth Pueschel is fighting a rare form a breast cancer that has no cure.
Elizabeth Pueschel, Fighting Cancer: "Longevity is what we're looking for realistically. It's something that I will eventually succumb to, but I'm not gonna go until it's my time to go, and I'm not gonna go without a fight because I got a pretty special daughter here and a husband who needs me."
It would be nice if there were no flags up here, if cancer didn't exist. But unfortunately, it does. It's such a common disease, chances are good you know somebody who has it."
Cathy Baxter, Salt Lake City Resident: "Unfortunately, every year, it seems like there's one more person to add to my list."
So next year, she and others will be here again - to feel peace in a beautiful setting above everything else.
Elizabeth Pueschel, Fighting Cancer: "It actually makes me feel a little of what heaven might be."
