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Community Rallies Around Western Mass Airman After Newborn Son's Cancer Diagnosis Community Rallies Around Western Mass Airman After Newborn Son's Cancer Diagnosis
Community Rallies Around Western Mass Airman After Newborn Son's Cancer Diagnosis Days after Brendan and Karen Filburn gave birth to their second son Brody, they received the news no parents ever deserve: their seemingly happy newborn has an aggressive form of cancer. Sixteen days after Brody was born, he began his first round of chemotherapy.  But the Filburns aren't facing this alone. Friends and family of the Hartford County couple, who live in the town of Simsbury, have created a GoFundMe to help provide for them while they give Brody their full attention.  Related: GoFundMe For The Filburns So far, the campaign has raised more than $5,200 of its $7,000 go…

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by Josh Lanier
Neighbors
Leukemia Diagnosis Hits Massachusetts Father, EMT 'With Unfailing Energy' Leukemia Diagnosis Hits Massachusetts Father, EMT 'With Unfailing Energy'
Leukemia Diagnosis Hits Massachusetts Father, EMT 'With Unfailing Energy' Loved ones are hoping to restore the health of a Massachusetts father and EMT who is battling a potentially fatal disease, according to an online fundraiser.  "This whole experience hit me like a ton of bricks," Tristan Andersen said in a YouTube video from his hospital bed. "I never expected to have such a serious diagnosis at such a young age." A father’s battle with leukemia becomes a journey to gratitude.Ro Andersen Tristan was recently diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized by his older brother Trevor Andersen.  Trevor said family …

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by David Cifarelli
Business
Massachusetts 911 Operator, Mom Battling 'Aggressive' Form Of Breast Cancer Massachusetts 911 Operator, Mom Battling 'Aggressive' Form Of Breast Cancer
Massachusetts 911 Operator, Mom Battling 'Aggressive' Form Of Breast Cancer Donations are pouring in for a 911 operator and single mother who needs financial support while battling an aggressive form of breast cancer.  Brittany Ketcham, who works as a 911 operator at the North Shore Regional 911 Center, was diagnosed with the disease, this week, her friend Kristin Rupert said in a GoFundMe campaign. Ketcham will need 24 weeks of chemotherapy before undergoing surgery and radiation to fight the disease.  🥲😅 Posted by Brittany Ketcham on Sunday, July 10, 2022 "If she could fight this thing with just her sheer willpower, positivity, and sense of humor she would b…

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by David Cifarelli
News
COVID-19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections COVID-19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections
Covid-19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections Researchers have identified groups of vaccinated people who may be the most at risk for suffering severe outcomes from COVID-19 breakthrough infections. According to a report from Medical News Today, the study looked at more than 6 million people who have received one or two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom.  One of the paper's co-authors, Dr. Aziz Sheikh, said only a small number of the more than 5 million people who received two vaccine doses remained at risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and death after being vaccinated. "We saw relatively few deaths in individuals wh…

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by Nicole Valinote