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'Beautiful Soul:' Bethlehem Native Andrea Dolak Dies After Fearless Colon Cancer Battle, 38 'Beautiful Soul:' Bethlehem Native Andrea Dolak Dies After Fearless Colon Cancer Battle, 38
'Beautiful Soul:' Bethlehem Native Andrea Dolak Dies After Fearless Colon Cancer Battle, 38 Bethlehem native and Penn State graduate Andrea Marie Dolak died on Thursday, Nov. 10 after a fearless battle with colon cancer. She was 38. Andrea attended Freedom High School, where she participated in the Marching Band and the Fife & DrumCorps and sang in chorus before graduating with the class of 2002, her obituary says. She went on to study rehabilitation and human services at Penn State and earned her bachelor’s degree in 2006. Andrea held a number of different positions during her career including with the Bethlehem Senior Citizens Center, Planned Parenthood, and most recently …

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by Valerie Musson
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Award-Winning Pokémon Voice Actor From PA Dies Suddenly Award-Winning Pokémon Voice Actor From PA Dies Suddenly
Award-Winning Pokémon Voice Actor From PA Dies Suddenly An award-winning voice actor who was born in Lancaster and raised in Dauphin County has died at Hershey Medical Center following a brief battle with cancer. William ‘Billy’ Kametz, 35, of Middletown, lost his fight against colon cancer on Thursday only a few months after he was diagnosed, according to a GoFundMe campaign page originally launched to raise funds for his treatment— now the funds will be used to help cover the costs of his funeral. Hey everyone. Just wanted to fill you in on whats going on. We'll get through thisBilly Kametz Kametz had dreamed of becoming an actor since h…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Support Surges For Beloved Lehigh Valley Nurse, Mom Of 8 Battling Colon Cancer Support Surges For Beloved Lehigh Valley Nurse, Mom Of 8 Battling Colon Cancer
Support Surges For Beloved Lehigh Valley Nurse, Mom Of 8 Battling Colon Cancer Support is on the rise for a beloved Lehigh Valley nurse and mother of eight battling stage IV colon cancer. After several months of suffering from mysterious pain and fatigue, Kirsten Bickert, 42, was sent to a GI specialist and learned that she had developed a mass in her sigmoid colon on Dec. 8, according to a GoFundMe launched for her medical expenses. Bickert is known for her role as a passionate and caring nurse, as well as a mother of eight children ages seven through 18. “She has been a nurse since 2007 and loves helping and taking care of people,” reads the campaign, launched by T…

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by Valerie Musson
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‘Devastating:’ Beloved Trenton Resident Samuel Zinnah Dies In Valiant Cancer Battle At 33 ‘Devastating:’ Beloved Trenton Resident Samuel Zinnah Dies In Valiant Cancer Battle At 33
‘Devastating:’ Beloved Trenton Resident Samuel Zinnah Dies In Valiant Cancer Battle At 33 Beloved Trenton resident Samuel Zinnah died in a valiant battle with colon cancer on Nov. 24 at the age of 33. Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Zinnah moved to Trenton during his teen years, his obituary says. Zinnah went on to build a life in Trenton, establishing a career, marrying his caring and compassionate wife, Sujeydis, and deepening his connection with God, his memorial says. “Samuel was a friendly person with everyone he met, was helpful, lovely, protective, and an extraordinary husband,” reads his obituary. More than $8,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Zinnah’s medical expenses,…

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by Valerie Musson
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PA Judge Denies Compassionate Release For Killer Dying Of Stage 4 Cancer PA Judge Denies Compassionate Release For Killer Dying Of Stage 4 Cancer
PA Judge Denies Compassionate Release For Killer Dying Of Stage 4 Cancer A Dauphin County judge denied a compassionate release for an inmate dying of inoperable Stage 4 colon cancer who is serving a life sentence for murder, says PennLive. Earl Box, 74 is serving a life sentence for killing a Steelton man during a robbery in 1974, and had requested to be moved to his daughter’s Berks County home for hospice care. A state prison doctor estimated that Box has less than six months to live. Lifers getting released in Pennsylvania is unusual but not unheard of. For example, Joe Ligon, 83 of Philadelphia made national headlines in March when he released as a ju…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Hospital Shares Montgomery County Firefighter's Cancer Battle Hospital Shares Montgomery County Firefighter's Cancer Battle
Hospital Shares Montgomery County Firefighter's Cancer Battle Working on the frontlines has shown Montgomery Township firefighter Robert Roy what cancer can do to a person. So when he was diagnosed with colon cancer in September 2019, he couldn't help but worry. After months of chemotherapy and other drug treatments, along with a surgical procedure last March, he's cancer free (and now enrolled in a study due to a cancer mutation that puts him at risk for others). Roy has returned to working 12-hour shifts as an EMS deputy chief, and as a part-time firefighter on the other days.  The dad of three was recently featured for his brave journey in a…

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by Cecilia Levine