Tragedy has gripped the television meteorologist community with two  broadcasters diagnosed with cancer. Marshall McPeek from Columbus, Ohio’s  WSYX-TV, and Diamond Dickson from Corpus Christi, Texas’s KRIS-TV have both announced they are actively pursuing  chemotherapy treatments to deal with their illness.

Diamond Dickson is battling an aggressive kidney cancer.  The KRIS-6 NBC affiliated meteorologist went to Instagram to address her health. “I was officially diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer. It took multiple MRIs, CT & PET scans and biopsies to figure this out so always advocate for your health,” Dickson wrote. “It feels surreal to say I have one of the deadliest kidney cancers but I serve a God that is beyond faithful.”

Dickson stressed how important her faith is with her prognosis. “While there is a low survival rate and technically no cure, I know God is right here with me, and it’s part of my assignment in this season, and maybe for life,” she said. “This is a tough journey, an ugly one too, but I know God wouldn’t have me fighting this beast if he wasn’t going to do it with me. In Psalms 3:3, it says ‘But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.’ It is because of Him that I am made strong in my weakness.”

Meteorologist Marshall McPeek is starting another round of chemotherapy for what he described as a very rare type of sarcoma. McPeek was optimistic for his outlook in public comments he shared on-air. “They promised that I will lose my hair. I will lose my eyebrows. I will be exhausted. I might even finally lose some weight. But importantly, I’m going to lose some cancer cells. And so that’s the best part,” he said.

He will undergo treatment at The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute. He previously underwent surgery for his cancer. McPeek said he’ll be taking a 18-week break from broadcasting to tackle his cancer care.