Teen Dying of Cancer Will Get to Go to Her Prom and Cross Another Item Off Her Bucket List
For one brief moment, Katelyn Norman will feel like a regular teenager.
For one brief moment, Katelyn Norman will feel like a regular teenager.
Dawn Sears of the Grammy-nominated band the Time Jumpers has been diagnosed with Stage 3B lung cancer and is currently undergoing treatment in Nashville.
It's no secret that the right song can inspire healing and action, and Martina McBride's recent ballad 'I'm Gonna Love You Through It' is a prime example. The powerful and emotional song -- which describes one woman's journey through breast cancer diagnosis and treatment -- inspired McBride's fans to raise over $25,000 for cancer research.
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while all the pink we see on the players during NFL games in October mainly focuses our attention on how the disease affects women and what they can do about it, we should also keep in mind (or learn) that men, too, can contract breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, one in 1,000 men will fall victim to the disease, which claims the life of at least one man every day.
We've seen many bald heads before, but they usually belong to men. Well Kellie Pickler did an amazing thing and shaved her head for a friend with breast cancer.
With six months of chemo under his belt, Wade Hayes is finally on the right side of recovery from his stage IV colon cancer, for which he underwent surgery back in December. In recent weeks, Hayes had bloodwork done — it came back tumor free. Hayes has finally completed chemotherapy is anxious about living his life once again.
It is a perfect day to do a good deed. A fundraiser and blood drive is being held today for Sgt. Don Moore. You can grab lunch and help out a great cause.
Every year in the United States, approximately 10,400 children under age 15 will be diagnosed with cancer, and roughly 1,545 children will die from the disease. If you’ve ever visited the cancer ward in a children’s hospital, you know how heartbreaking it is to watch a child suffer from this (and other) terrible illnesses. But there’s always hope, right?
A young cancer patient has turned his battle with leukemia into a heartfelt, inspirational video. Published to YouTube over the weekend, this moving tribute to young people fighting cancer has gone already gone viral with more than 250,000 views.