October 22, 2025 — At Pitner Elementary School, Marianne Morawiec has served the past 10 years making sure kids get to and from school safely, as a Cobb Schools bus driver.

In October of 2024, she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. In the middle of undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, and even a surgery, Moraweic continued to drive.

"Throughout chemotherapy I continued to work, but there were days here and there where it was too much so I wasn't able to. My kids know Mrs. Marianne is always smiling and that it's a good place when they're on my bus so on those days I wasn't feeling so great, I never let them see it," said Morawiec.

While she felt the need to continue to work to maintain a sense of normalcy, Moraweic added she also wanted to be with the kids she drove every day because it helped her throughout the year long battle with cancer.

"You don't realize how strong you are until you have to walk down that bumpy road. The students, they actually made me feel better, just being around them was actually really helpful," said Morawiec.

Morawiec is now breast cancer- free and said she's grateful to have a job and career that she loves coming back to every day. 

The longtime driver said she also found strength in knowing there were others who were going through the same things she was. 

Throughout the month of October, you'll continue to hear more stories of breast cancer survivors here within Cobb Schools, including more from Pitner Elementary.