Guilford County School counselor dies after battle with cancer [Video]

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Those who knew Leslie Deaton, can’t find a negative word to say about her. 

A battle that was fought hard, with a lot of special people by her side, one of them being Tracy Ervin. 

Deaton and Ervin became friends a few years back. Deaton was a counselor at Northern High School. The same high school that both of Ervin’s boys currently attend.

“Her job was not just her job, it was her life,” Ervin said. 

Ervin describes Deaton as smart, sophisticated, and selfless.

“She was a pillar of strength at Northern,” Ervin said.

Their relationship went beyond the surface, as they both had been diagnosed with cancer.

Ervin beat breast cancer eight years prior to Deaton getting diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in last year. 

“You don’t …