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PA Boy Battling Brain Cancer Dies Day After 6th Birthday, Family Says
A Pennsylvania community is mourning the death of a boy who tragically lost his battle with brain cancer on Thursday, Sept. 22 — just one day after his sixth birthday.
On the morning of Ryder Knechtle's birthday celebration, he was fine. Like any other child, he loved to play games, read his favorite book, and even watch "Peppa Pig" with his family.
But as the hours passed, he began to feel different.
"Around 1:00 he started to crash," the boy's mom, Jenna Knechtle, wrote on GoFundMe and Facebook.
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