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'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Virginia Hospital Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss
Ketsia Kendall has spent her life caring for her community, and now it's time to return the favor.
The 33-year-old as the nurse from Prince George's County embarks on a difficult journey to recover from multiple medical maladies.
Last September, Ketsia, who has ties to Laurel and Temple Hills, was diagnosed with leukemia, according to a GoFundMe launched for her and her husband, Gregory Kendall.
"For the past three years, she has worked tirelessly as a cardiac nurse and patient advocate, earning several Daisy Awards for superior nursing excellence," the campaign launched by her sister, Eli…
Beloved Virginia Writer Gets Support From Community As She Battles Cancer
Elizabeth Massie writes horror stories for a living, but she is now experiencing something truly frightening herself.
Massie was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in June and she, along with her husband, illustrator Cortney Skinner, faces a large amount of medical expenses to pay, according to a friend who started a GoFundMe page.
"With treatments, side effects, and exhaustion, Beth has found it very difficult to write, which is her source of income, though she is pushing through as best she can. Cort is taking good care of Beth during all this, but his income is also severely impacted.…
Support Surges For Virginia Father Of 9, Grandfather Of 8, With Rare Cancer
Deet Novak is a 57-year-old family man, a Mr. Fix-it, and a musician, who has touched the lives of many in Virginia Beach.
That is why Novak's family, including his nine children, eight grandchildren, along with his friends, were shocked and saddened by his recent cancer diagnosis.
On June 22, Novak was diagnosed with a one in a million form of liver cancer called Angiocarcoma, according to his daughter, Anastasia, who started a GoFundMe page for her father.
For weeks leading up to his diagnosis, Novak was experiencing extreme body pains, which would turn out to be part of the Angiocarc…
Support Pours In For Popular UPS Driver In Virginia, Wife Both Battling Cancer
A popular UPS driver with routes in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, is seeking the public’s assistance as he and his wife both wage a battle against cancer.
UPS employee Jason Ellis, 47, and his wife Shauna, 43, who have been married for 14 years and share two teenage children in Fort Washington, Maryland, now share something more ominous: a cancer diagnosis.
In May 2021, Shauna was diagnosed with breast cancer and later went through a double mastectomy and multiple reconstruction surgeries in the past year, according to her husband.
While his wife was recovering from the second surg…
