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Teen Leukemia Survivor, Family Call Donor a “godsend”
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Cecilia Buchanan
Adobe Stock
In 2020, at the young age of 14, Brooklyn teenager Elijah John went to the dentist with a toothache that wouldn’t heal. His life would change, however, when that visit would lead to a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia, meaning he needed chemotherapy. “He was always healthy — it wasn’t something he was born with.…
More Than I Could Handle Alone
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Beliefnet Staff
Canva
The call came on a perfectly ordinary evening in March. Dinner was on the stove. My younger son was doing his homework at the kitchen counter. I was about to set the table. Then, I picked up the phone and my doctor said, “I’m sorry, it’s breast cancer.” Five words cleaved my world, my life,…
Illinois Man Who Delivered Tens of Thousands of Crosses to Victims of Tragedy Given Weeks to Live
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Lesli White
Greg Zanis who spent his retirement delivering handmade crosses to mass shooting victims and other disasters has been diagnosed with terminal cancer with only a few weeks to live. The 69-year-old Crosses For Losses founder has been delivering these crosses as far back as the Columbine high school shootings When he was first diagnoses with…
High School Football Player Shows Compassion, Prays With Opponent Whose Mom Has Cancer
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Lesli White
Two rival high school football players bonded in a moment only God could have facilitated – through prayer on the field. Texas high school football players Gage Smith and Ty Jordan were pictured kneeling down together in prayer following the game between Sherman and Mesquite High – their respective schools. “It was meant for just…
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