They Wanted Her to Undergo Cancer Treatment, But 90-Year-old Hits The Road Instead
After her husband of 67 years passed away and a cancerous mass appeared in her stomach, Norma made a life-changing decision: hit the road.
After her husband of 67 years passed away and a cancerous mass appeared in her stomach, Norma made a life-changing decision: hit the road.
Cathy O'Grady wasn't planning on being identified. But somehow, the media caught wind of her random acts of kindness all over the city this winter after pictures surfaced online of dozens of blankets with $5 gift cards she left out for the homeless in December. Recently she planned a spree of 318 good deeds in honor of a friend, Chad, who survived for that many days after his cancer diagnosis.
South African Girda McKenna asked her friends for just one thing after she was diagnosed with cancer. She wanted them to sit together for a photograph. The portrait turned into something much more, blessing her with a memory of true friendship, when all the ladies decided to do something unforgettable.
Charles Keller of Phoenix, Ariz., is such a massive fan of the 1960s Batman TV show, that he has an exact working replica of the Batmobile and the Bat-cave. Best of all, he turned his hobby into an opportunity to help kids with cancer.
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This woman is still going strong nearly two decades after learning she has terminal cancer.
After being cancer-free for nearly two months, former President Jimmy Carter announced Sunday that his doctors say he no longer needs treatment.
Imagine trying to get a healthy family meal on the table after spending a long day at the hospital with a sick child.
A 19-year-old Chicago teen is very passionate about cancer research and has already achieved success in a lab that might lead to a vaccine for colon cancer.
At his first chemo session, a UK man launched a fundraising page to help a charity that recruits stem-cell donors for bone-marrow transplants.
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Diagnosed with a likely-fatal cancer, a woman near death was abruptly cured by an injection of measles vaccine so potent that it equaled ten million regular doses.
Her aunt and grandmother battled cancer, so young Daelynn decides in an act of kindness that there are children more deserving of her hair than herself.
A 10-year-old cancer survivor wheeled a wagon full of LEGO toys through the children's cancer ward in Indiana, foregoing any birthday gifts, to give to others.
A 79-year-old Milwaukee man decided to use all his $200,000 winnings to rent billboards that remind young women to pay attention to their health.
Ed Norton heard about a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a young lady with cancer who dreamed of seeing Bono. He amped up their night, big time.
Thanks to a new "cooling" cap, which is still in clinical trials, Donna was able to keep her full head of hair while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Zoos across the U.S. hold Dream Nights that pair child patients from nearby hospitals with animals who have the same medical condition.
While many advances have been made in other types of cancer, pancreatic cancer remains largely incurable. New research from Australia offers new hope to change this.
Ballymote Auto in Ontario went the extra mile – no, a thousand miles – to be kind and generous when we needed it most, when our girl had cancer.
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