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Men Making a Difference: Mark Gregory
Mark Gregory remembers.
He remembers dates. There was the day after Thanksgiving in 1989, when doctors found a tumor near his brain. Then there was July 26, 1991, when Gregory, who’d been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, underwent a bone marrow...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health Organizations, Bone Marrow, Clarksville, Human Body
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Ravens fans make mustaches like Flacco's
On Sundays during football season, a group of Woodberry neighbors gather at Josh and Valerie Griffin's house to watch their beloved Baltimore Ravens on television.
Lately, the neighbors — Nick Schauman, the Griffins and Jason and Marcy Daly —...Tags: Television, Pittsburgh Steelers, American Football Conference, ESPN Radio (tv network), Hines Ward
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Manor Woods Elementary friends hold Ronald McDonald House fundraiser
Two years ago, 10-year-old Gracie Virden witnessed a horrific snow tubing accident involving her sisters, Bella and Chloe, while on vacation with her family at a Pennsylvania ski resort. Since the accident occurred out of town, the family was supported by...Tags: 5K Run, Family, Holiday Vacations, U.S. Army, Concerts
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Seniors at Harford's newest private school help feed the homeless
Harford County's newest private school hasn't even opened, but members of its first senior class recently labored together in a kitchen on a hot summer evening.
Why? The answer can be found in mission statement of the school that each of these rising...Tags: Homelessness
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Westminster teen's mission is to help kids with chronic illness
When she was 11 years old, Alexis Ross discovered she had type 1 diabetes. She had lost 20 pounds, lacked any energy and was unable to quench her thirst.
Finally, one day, she was rushed to the hospital by her mother, Caroline.
"My blood sugar was...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Facebook, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Diabetes
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Twelve fall ill at Ronald McDonald House
Twelve people at the Ronald McDonald House near the University of Maryland Medical Center have been taken to area hospitals with nausea, a fire spokesman said Wednesday night. Nine adults and three children at the facility located at 635 W. Lexington St....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland Medical Center
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The most difficult journey
Sun StaffThat night after everyone had gone, when it was late and the hospital was quiet, the boy savored his triumph. He eyed the long white coat that hung nearby. An honorary medical degree that his doctors had presented him that afternoon was propped against...Tags: Science, Parkinson's Disease, Hemorrhaging, Oncology, Medical Services
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Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care A non-profit partnership working to enhance care for children with life-threatening conditions through education and research, including a seven-hospital pilot project and training of caregivers around the country....Tags: Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics, Illnesses, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Family
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Living on, with heartbreak
Sun StaffThe list seemed too long for one person to read, so the small group took turns. They stood round a table in a hushed conference room that December night a year ago. The grieving parents were far from the hospital, but as the wind and rain blew outside,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pocomoke City, Illnesses, Infants, Oncology
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Excerpts from the journal of R.J. Voigt
12/16/2001 Dear Journal, I am 10 years old, and in the 5th grade. My name is Ronald Joseph Frank Voigt. I have had cancer for more than a year. This may well be two years. I'm determined to keep a dairy. Right now to January, I will be getting...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Newspaper and Magazine, Family
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Buying time at a heavy price
Sun StaffThe summer storm had been brewing for hours. From his hospital bed, R.J. Voigt looked out the tall window and watched the lightning streak across the gray sky. "One Mississippi, two Mississippi," the 12-year-old counted, waiting for the thunder he knew...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pocomoke City, Palo Alto (Santa Clara, California), Neck, Chemotherapy
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Learning how to say goodbye
Sun StaffNo one knew why the boy started shimmying, going for the corners of his hospital bed. R.J. Voigt was suddenly restless, agitated. The 12-year-old kept calling out for his mom. But he didn't seem to know what he wanted. She kept asking the doctors, "Is...Tags: Sandwiches, Parkville, Hospitals and Clinics, Pocomoke City, Illnesses
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