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Cancer patient dances her way through treatment

Video: Cancer patient dances her way through treatment Rena Williams, 34, dances after each of her chemotherapy sessions to stay positive. Video: Cancer patient dances her way through treatment

Michael’s Meanies distributes free stress toys to children’s hospitals around the world

While he was a patient at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh battling cancer, Michael Carroll was given a lot of stuffed animals to cuddle. But after a bout with leukemia at age six and a brain tumor diagnosis 10 years later, he didn’t want another teddy bear to love. He was frustrated and wanted something…

Calusa Elementary family donates hair to benefit childhood cancer

Isaac Goby’s fistful of hair dangled next to his face mask, concealing the smile beneath. The fifth-grader was elated to donate his blond locks to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a childhood cancer fundraiser championed by his school, Calusa Elementary in Boca Raton. “I did this because my neighbor has cancer and I wanted my hair to…

Student-run grocery store takes good deeds as payment, helps tackle food insecurity

One high school is helping fight food insecurity with a student-run grocery store that uses paying it forward as capital. During a particularly difficult year for millions struggling to make ends meet and get food on the table, Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, partnered with a local nonprofit to ensure students and their…

Teen gives back with fundraiser for hospitalized kids

During a hospital stay in 2016, Caden Henderson received an old teddy bear from his mother Jill Henderson. Knowing how the stuffed animal made him feel, Caden was inspired to start “Caden’s Teddy Bears” to help bring comfort to other children. “His passion continued because he wanted to give back to every single in the…

See what this adorable 2-year-old with Down syndrome has achieved in lockdown

Coronavirus has been useful in encouraging us to think differently and find solutions with what we have available to us. Thankfully, this has resulted in a more natural and refreshing outlook in ma… Source: See what this adorable 2-year-old with Down syndrome has achieved in lockdown

Man Shaves Girlfriend’s Head, Then His Own, in Show of Support

A touching viral TikTok has the internet applauding a man’s show of support and solidarity for his girlfriend who lives with alopecia. “After months growing my hair for the first time in ten years, I had to ask my boyfriend to shave my head again,” Eva Barilaro of Monaco wrote in the TikTok caption. But…

Kind strangers foot restaurant bill for mother whose son has leukemia

Sarah-Jane Fryc, 28, was dining at Pancakes On The Rocks in Northmead, western Sydney, last Friday with her two-year-old son Eden and a friend. Source: Kind strangers foot restaurant bill for mother whose son has leukemia

11-year-old supports single mothers during pandemic with his lemonade stand

Cartier Carey is proving no one is too young to make a difference. The 11-year-old is working hard to provide relief for single mothers one cup of lemonade at a time. He says that he wanted to alleviate the strains that Covid-19 has put on families. “I wanted to help mothers who were struggling.” …

What does Breast Cancer Awareness have in common with Black Lives Matter?

Over the last few years (and rising over the last few weeks), the phrase Black Lives Matter has come under assault. People opposed argue that All Lives Matter. But Black Lives Matter is actually quite similar to Breast Cancer Awareness and a host of other similar rallying cries. We have all sorts of programs that…

We are in pain. Now Imagine…

As you are probably already aware, we are in pain. A world in chaos, where each new day brings another symptom of our societal ills. Over the years, I have experienced my fair share of it. But because of that pain, I have changed, for the better, or at least I hope I have. So…

Young, in love and running out of time: Indianapolis teenagers receive parents’ blessing to marry

INDIANAPOLIS – Chase Smith asked his parents to step out of the hospital room. He wanted to be alone with his doctor. He wanted to talk about life, his future, how much of it was left. It was late April and he had just learned that the tumors were back and had spread throughout his body….

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