UNC's Hatchell makes first public speaking appearance since cancer diagnosis

Posted Jan 16, 2014
North Carolina women's head basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell made her first public appearance Wednesday since being diagnosed with cancer. Hatchell appeared at the Raleigh Sports Club at Ridge Road Baptist Church. "I'm a little bit tired. This is the first time I've been out doing speaking like this, but these people have been loyal to me in the past," Hatchell said of the Raleigh Sports Club. (WNCN)

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