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Teen Girl Needs Formula, PA Mom Explains On TODAY Show Teen Girl Needs Formula, PA Mom Explains On TODAY Show
Teen Girl Needs Formula, PA Mom Explains On Today Show Amid the recent baby formula shortage, parents are speaking out about children and adults who require the food to live, according to a report by the TODAY show. Pennsylvania parents Devon McCollum and Natasha Hall spoke to the outlet about their 13-year-old daughter, who has a condition where benign tumors grow throughout her body — including her brain, which has caused her to develop epilepsy.  The Enola- based couple helps their daughter manage her condition with a strict keto diet relying on formula, the outlet reports.  People who use formula usually are advised to use one s…

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'They Give Me Hope': PA Basketball Coach Awaiting Brain Surgery Inspired By Her Athletes 'They Give Me Hope': PA Basketball Coach Awaiting Brain Surgery Inspired By Her Athletes
'They Give Me Hope': PA Basketball Coach Awaiting Brain Surgery Inspired By Her Athletes A Delaware County community is rallying for a high school basketball coach awaiting extensive brain surgery. A GoFundMe for Morgan "Mo" Johnson, of Media, had raised upward of $2,000 out of the $20,000 needed to support Johnson's lifelong struggle with epilepsy as of Friday afternoon. Johnson's mother and campaign founder Teej Lee describes her daughter as someone who eats and breathes basketball, Mo transformed her passion into community service, donating her time to coaching youth teams locally. That led her to become the first woman to coach a high school basketball team in Delaware Cou…

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by Nicole Acosta