Blue Springs, MO – If you can believe it, the Burner family of Blue Springs has had a bit of fun in a not so fun way. The family recently returned from Disney World as part of Dalton Burner’s wish to meet his favorite characters: Phineas and Ferb. The family of five made the trip [...]
Emma was a princess for a day. She sat in her sparkly princess dress at the Bippity Boppity Boutique while Cinderella styled her hair and painted her nails. The royal treatment was in preparation for Cinderella’s Royal Dinner and Ball, where she would dance with Prince Charming. It wasn’t a fairytale. The 4-year-old, cancer survivor [...]
Mason Kosmoski plays third base for the Berkshire Red Sox 12-and-under baseball team, but that’s the only time you’ll catch him wearing a Red Sox jersey. He’s a loyal New York Yankees fan who idolizes shortstop Derek Jeter, and he had long dreamed of seeing a game in Yankee Stadium. That wish recently came true, [...]
A Fort Collins girl got the opportunity last week to see that dreams really can come true. Shalyn Nelson, 9, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, an aggressive form of cancer typically found in adults. For two years, she has endured “lots of pokes,” chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, but last week the needles [...]
Last summer, Phillip developed a mass on the left side of his neck that kept getting bigger. He couldn’t turn his head and was in pain. After several visits to the doctor, he was diagnosed last July with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer involving lymph nodes. The cancer was in his throat, around his [...]
In late 2009, while spending time with his grandfather, 18-year-old Matt Durland blacked out. “It panicked him more than it panicked me,” Matt remembered. “He made sure I got a doctor’s appointment.” Matt’s grandfather insisted he go to the doctor and, in an attempt to diagnose the cause of Matt’s blackout, a nurse marked which [...]
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fl. – A shopping spree wish is granted to a teen battling metastatic cancer. Julio was diagnosed with retroperitoneal carcinoma in September of 2009. This is a very rare and aggressive cancer that causes tumors to grow in the chest and abdominal organs. Julio was treated for his cancer at the onset, but [...]
Name: Michael Age: 18 State: NV Michael is a bright teen with a great sense of humor. He loves watching comedy movies, especially ones starring Chris Farley, and he also loves motocross. Michael’s into stock car racing and playing racing games on his Xbox 360. Just last year, Michael went to an oral surgeon for [...]
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