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Carla Boyd does not want others to go through what she endured

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Last July, with the help of some good friends, Carla Boyd began a project and business that has always been dear to her heart.

At the age of 15, Carla was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. The trauma of the diagnosis and surgery left her with emotional and physical scars. Issues she is still self-conscious about today.

Carla, the mother of former Clemson great Tajh Boyd, discovered a growth in her neck during a home economics’ class when she was in the 10th grade.

“Our teacher asked us if we used iodized salt,” she recalled.