On a hot and windy day, Larry Yockey marvels at the sight of combines and the wheat his 1,200 acre farm produces.
"Today we've got what we used to call an old-fashioned harvest be going on," Larry said.
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But the combines and the semi's aren't his, instead.
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"They stepped in unbeknownst to me and said don't worry about the harvest, we'll handle it for you," Larry said.
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Farmers from all over the region descended on Larry and his family's farm.
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It's not that Larry doesn't have the equipment. Instead, he's battling cancer.
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"It's not a phone call you expect to have," Amanda Yockey, Larry's daughter, said.
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In the spring, Larry was diagnosed with stage four melanoma, skin cancer, after his doctor told him to get a spot on his back checked out.
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"You don't plan that your dad is going to have to retire early on something that he's been doing since '88," Amanda said.
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That's where the help comes in.
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"What normally they are going to do in about two-thirds of a day it would take me about three weeks to cut if I did it myself," Larry said.
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All 1,200 acres, taken care of by friends.
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"Words can't describe what this community has done for my family," Amanda said.
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"They are my community," Larry said.
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