After a year off, Mom Prom is back June 30 to benefit Jase Gibson, an infant from Dufur fighting a rare type of cancer called neuroblastoma.
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The arrival of cherries at the local fruit stands means it’s time to rearrange the kitchen to make space for the annual task of preserving the gorgeous orbs with the regal sounding names — Titen, Royal Anne, Rainier.
We have all read stories about cancer survivors who have beaten the odds and were inspired by their brush with death to live with even more purpose.
In many ways, Lila May is a typical 3½-year-old. She’s feisty and energetic, she likes to bake cookies and play dress-up, watch Blazer games, cuddle with stuffed animals, dress in pink, dance like a ballerina with Teacher Nancy and has an absolutely darling smile.
To the editor: Our 12-year-old daughter has a benign bone tumor (osteochondroma) that most likely will never turn malignant, but the constant required monitoring of it is enough to remind us that the direction of her life could change any day. When things are going well, it’s easy for us to forget that life-altering events can even happen at all.
To the editor: Thank you, MCMC. My husband had a colonoscopy on June 5,2013. We thought it was just routine, but when Dr. Ann Rust came in after the procedure, she said that she found a big tumor in his colon. From that moment on we were in a whirlwind of so many thoughts, he is 67 years old, born in The Dalles, my first love at age 15 and OMG, he has cancer.
CHICAGO — Advanced breast cancer has increased slightly among young women, a 34-year analysis suggests. The disease is still uncommon among women younger than 40, and the small change has experts scratching their heads about possible reasons.
Wasco County Commissioner Scott Hege was “astounded” to learn that almost $250,000 in medical bills for a deceased murder suspect’s brain surgery might have to be paid by local taxpayers. “When I heard that, my jaw hit the floor and I thought, ‘Are you kidding me?’” he said.
