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'A Fighter Til The End': Community Mourns 5-Year-Old Who Died Of Cancer In Western Mass 'A Fighter Til The End': Community Mourns 5-Year-Old Who Died Of Cancer In Western Mass
'A Fighter Til The End': Community Mourns 5-Year-Old Who Died Of Cancer In Western Mass Brittney Bliss, the 5-year-old South Hadley girl whose story inspired birthday cards from across the nation, died June 6, about a year after doctors diagnosed her with cancer.  It all began last year when Brittney complained of an earache. Her parents — Elena and Brian Bliss — assumed it was nothing more than an ear infection and took her to see a physician, but after some tests, doctors came back with a devastating diagnosis.  Her treatment began right away. And despite the rigorous chemotherapy and radiation sessions over the next year, Brittney never gave up or gave in to her illness, h…

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