It was one of the happiest times of her life, a Dexter woman learned she was going to have a second baby. But just a couple months into her pregnancy a potentially deadly diagnosis: stage three breast cancer. But her story became one of strength, hope and love. Source: Pregnant and diagnosed with cancer, Dexter…
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Mother with cancer finds help for her daughter at Camp Kesem
Kellee Edwards sits on the front porch of her home in the Meadowthorpe neighborhood watching bicyclists and walkers power past. Because of her advanced cancer, she can only watch the people with powerful limbs and boundless energy soaring by. Her future is fuzzy. But she can plan for the future of her daughter, who is…
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! St. Jude cancer survivor beats odds to become a mom
Considering all she’s been through — an eight-year fight against cancer, her body shot through with toxic chemotherapy drugs and radiation — Tayde Cruz Dodds had no reason to think she’d ever be enjoying an afternoon spent bouncing her smiling, cooing, baby girl on her knee. “Uno, dos , tres — weeee!” the 37-year-old native of Mexico said as she played with…
Mom starts charity run to honor son lost to addiction
Two years ago, a mother and her son and daughter ran among nature at Anchor Park in Delray Beach. The trees, plants, and animals. And the peace. For Juliet Ciambrone, the run was more than these things. It was a moment shared with her son. “We had a wonderful experience that day,” she said.On Tuesday,…
Mom’s Plea for Acceptance for Son With Autism
“You’re creating the bullies of the future,” she said. Source: Mom’s Plea for Acceptance for Son With Autism
Pregnant With Cancer: Woman talks about excruciating decision to endure chemo while carrying her unborn baby
If you have ever been pregnant or if you’ve ever lived with a pregnant woman you know there’s a long list of do’s and don’ts for expectant mothers: soft cheese, lunch meat and even sushi! So, imagine being pregnant and wrestling with the choice to undergo chemotherapy for cancer treatment. Tuesday night at 10 p.m., NewsChannel…
The unshakable Moriah Koch: Young wife, mother steadfast through cancer diagnosis | Brainerd Dispatch
Sept. 30 was a bittersweet day for the Koch family. In the early hours of that Friday morning, Moriah and Tim Koch welcomed 5-pound baby Casey into the world, more than a month before his due date. “He’s a tiny little peanut,” Moriah said. With the beginning of the first chapter of Casey’s life came…
After breast cancer, mom and daughter get tattoos they hope to never see again
Source: Today / Lisa Flam A Texas mother and daughter got matching tattoos, but they hope you’ll never lay eyes on them. During Veronica Quintanilla’s second bout with breast cancer, her daughter shaved her head in solidarity as she took her mom to nearly all of her medical appointments. And after Quintanilla’s last chemotherapy treatment, her…
