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Twice stolen: On April 27, 2011, one mother lost all reminders of a daughter lost to cancer years before
The Anniston StarThe little red bird clawing frantically outside Donna Farrell's kitchen window should have been a warning. Farrell's son, Michael Snow, had stayed home from school that day on the advice of weathermen who were so far proving to be mistaken. When she...Tags: Missing Persons, Broken Nose, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Lymphoma
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Diego Fagundez, Revs put end to 5-game skid
Boston HeraldIt has been an emotional start to the season for the Revolution, who have struggled for wins, battled for elusive goals, all the while carrying the emotional stress over the health of two of their family. Defender Kevin Alston remains on the disabled...Tags: Gillette Stadium, Soccer, Philadelphia Union, New England Revolution, Portland Timbers
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Leukemia Patient Finally Gets Swift Date
Sometimes the best things in life take the longest, and in the case of Kevin McGuire, it took one full year of waiting. After missing out on being Taylor Swift‘s date to last year’s ACM Awards, the 19-year-old — who has survived a...
Tags: CBS Corp., Taylor Swift
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Dave Gold dies at 80; entrepreneur behind 99 Cents Only chain
Dave Gold launched his 99 Cents Only Stores empire in Los Angeles at age 50 after mulling over the idea for over a decade. The thrifty entrepreneur took the dollar store concept and introduced it to middle-class and upscale neighborhoods. In the...
Tags: 99 Cents Only Stores, Pension and Welfare, Heart Attack, Interior Policy, Politics
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Scranton tax collector to hire new solicitor
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Scranton Tax Collector Bill Courtright will hire a new solicitor for the Single Tax Office because of the recent death of office solicitor Mark Walsh. Mr. Walsh, 53, died Tuesday after a three-year battle with leukemia. Although state law mandates...Tags: Prosecution, Local Government, Scranton, Judges, Laws
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Relay for Life continues mission to stop cancer
Victoria Advocate, TexasFor James Monroy, Relay for Life was always about others grappling with cancer. Like the woman with a double mastectomy or the man who lost his life after a battle with pancreatic cancer. But not his son; no, not that peewee-looking 7-year-old with...Tags: Mastectomy, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Health Treatments
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Relay is testament to cancer's widespread impact
Sun Journal, New Bern, N.C.West Craven High baseball coach Mike McKeel has always embarked a simple message to his players regarding cancer. "At some point you will be affected. It will definitely hit home sometime," he said. His team responded again this year, raising more...Tags: National Football League, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture, Disabled American Veterans, Relay for Life
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Boys Lacrosse Teams To Honor Student-Athlete With Leukemia
The Hartford CourantHonoring Student-AthleteWho Has Leukemia Glastonbury High School and Joel Barlow High School of Redding will wear orange Saturday at 5 p.m., when the schools play in boys lacrosse, in honor of Glastonbury student-athlete Morgan Bjarno in an effort to...Tags: Basketball, Schools, College Baseball, High School Sports, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bringing joy to kids with cancer
Sixteen years after inspiring his mother to create the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation, Martin Kisel is helping the non-profit expand nationally while reflecting on his two decades in remission. The 27-year-old helps his mother run the...
Tags: Chemotherapy, Oncology, St. Patrick's Day, Hospitals and Clinics, Services and Shopping
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Volunteers sought for Cancer Prevention Study-3
The Union Daily Times, S.C.Some Union County residents who have never had cancer have the opportunity to participate in a study that could help prevent their children and grandchildren from getting the disease. The American Cancer Society is preparing to conduct Cancer Prevention...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Bladder cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Skin Cancer
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Pembroke Pines half-marathoner achieves her goal to honor her late husband
Samantha Zullo, of Pembroke Pines, has a modest goal for Sunday's Nike Women's Marathon Half in Washington, D.C. That's because she's already achieved her biggest goal: raising $50,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to have a research grant named for...Tags: Lymphoma, Sports
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Poll: Should doctors tell terminally ill patients they're dying?
As my colleague Melissa Healy noted Thursday, a British medical journal recently invited doctors who specialize in end-of-life care to debate whether patients should be told that they're terminally ill. Two London-based palliative care doctors argued in...
Tags: Chemotherapy, The New York Times, Alzheimer's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer
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