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CT Rep Announces Cancer Diagnosis, Offers Message Of Hope, Advocacy CT Rep Announces Cancer Diagnosis, Offers Message Of Hope, Advocacy
CT Rep Announces Cancer Diagnosis, Offers Message Of Hope, Advocacy A Connecticut state representative revealed this week, during the opening day of the legislative session, that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Rep. Tony Scott, a Republican from Monroe, announced his diagnosis on the House floor but expressed hopefulness, noting that he and his doctors have developed a treatment plan. Scott, 48, emphasized that he has never smoked. “I was lucky this was caught early, and my prognosis is a good one,” Scott said Wednesday, Jan. 8. “But it’s going to be a rough road during radiation and chemo. There I was, on Election Day, sitting for hours undergoin…

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by Josh Lanier
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Hundreds Showing Love For Milford 4-Year-Old Facing Months of Chemo Hundreds Showing Love For Milford 4-Year-Old Facing Months of Chemo
Hundreds Showing Love For Milford 4-Year-Old Facing Months of Chemo Friends, family, and strangers are donating and coming out in droves to show support for a 4-year-old Connecticut girl facing months of chemotherapy and radiation.  What started out as a fever and stomach ache for Mia Morse of New Haven County in Milford turned out to be every parent's worst nightmare -- cancer. Mia, usually dressed in full princess mode, is described as "hilariously imaginative, adorable, super sweet," according to a GoFundMe started to support the family so they can make it through these "trying" times. She is the oldest sibling to twins and loves her puppy, Lionel,…

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by Kathy Reakes