When local resident Edda Hunter was first diagnosed with cancer in 2006, she went to lots of support groups to deal with the challenges of her illness. But although she found the meetings helpful, they didn’t meet her personal spiritual needs. So a year ago, Hunter founded and became director of Hope Bearers, a Christ Centered Support group for those facing the challenges of cancer or chronic illness. Hunter, now a four-time survivor of cancer, has struggled with two more bouts of cancer in the past year, one of which was determined to be untreatable with conventional therapy. She felt …