Wedding at Relay For Life: Something purple for bride to symbolize cancer hope
Wilton Bulletin Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:02 PM PDT
It’s not your typical wedding. Guests are asked to wear sensible shoes and carry umbrellas. The bride’s traditional white gown will be decorated with a purple flower, and she may wear purple shoes. “Purple is my favorite color, and it is the color of hope for cancer survivors,†said Danielle Waring, 31, a leukemia survivor who plans to get married at this year’s Relay Wilton, on May 13-14 at the ... |
School and Buisness Closings and Openings
WAAY-TV Huntsville Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:00 PM PDT
The following is a list of schools that are either delayed or closed. Please check back often, this list will grow and change over the coming hours. Businesses & Government - Boeing Operations in Huntsville - Closed until further notice Cancer Center Huntsville - Closed until further notice Clearview Cancer Institute - Open Monday DeKalb County offices - closed Delmonte Food Products (Decatur ... |
Carol Stream resident supports nutrition center in Africa
Roselle Press Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:00 PM PDT
Anita Frederick experienced two life-changing events in 2003: Her father died and she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was at that time that she went on a quest to find out what it means to live for what matters most. Three years later, after connecting with the director of Children’s Relief International at a wedding, Frederick found herself in Mozambique, Africa, helping the “poorest of ... |
Despite cancer, she's keen for the TC 10K
Victoria Times Colonist Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:56 PM PDT
Nadine Padur-Rose is missing the first Times Colonist 10K run since she moved here in 2000 due to a recent breast cancer diagnosis, but that didn’t stop her from picking up her run package. “I didn’t want to miss the T-shirt,†laughed the 47-year-old Highlands woman this morning, as she left the Victoria Conference Centre with her registration gifts. |
Mark Herzlich, Cancer Survivor, Has Inspirational NFL Draft Story
SB Nation Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:46 PM PDT
The road to the 2011 NFL Draft has been bumpy for Mark Herzlich but his back-story may be the best one of the week. In 2008, Herzlich was projected as a top-10 pick, but his career and life were suddenly put on hold as he was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors discovered a tumor in his left leg and he was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma. Though his chances for survival were high, his chances of ever ... |
Avastin works well against age-related macular degeneration
University of Wisconsin - Madison Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:29 PM PDT
Madison, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health researchers call it "wonderful news" that a much less expensive cancer drug seems to work well to treat the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 50. |
WHO warns of enormous burden of chronic diseases
Express India Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:17 PM PDT
Chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease and diabetes have reached global epidemic proportions and now cause more deaths than all other diseases combined, the World Health Organization said. |
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