Baton Rouge-area mom with Stage IV cancer fights to see her son graduate: ‘My best friend.’

Stacie Russell is a fighter.

She was diagnosed in November with pancreatic cancer that metastasized to the liver, but her battle includes a tangible goal she intends to achieve. Russell is fighting to see her son, Trevor Russell, walk the stage and graduate from high school.

“When she told me about it, it just broke me,” Trevor Russell said. “I didn’t know really what to feel or what to think. I had so much just going through my mind.”…

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