Ronald Bonsaint, 9, of Lisbon was honored as an Anthem Hero at Hadlock Field in Portland for his courage and perseverance battling leukemia. The recognition was from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its support of the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. Bonsaint, center, who is in remission, got to take a celebratory home run […]
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Sisters-in-law tackling Tri for a Cure together
Jamie Watson left, Beth Watson Favreau, middle, and Johanne Watson, right, will be competing in Sunday’s Tri for a Cure. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Beth Favreau needed some support. She got it from her two sisters-in-law. Favreau completed the Tri for a Cure individually last year, accomplishing a goal she had set for herself, but to […]
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Marie Girouard
AUBURN — Marie “Mary Jane, Janie, Jane” Girouard, 82, of Auburn, passed away at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice on Saturday, July 14. Mary Jane was born in North Stratford, N.H., on July 24, 1935, a daughter of Trefla and Madora (LeClaire) Poulin. Mary Jane was known for her compassion for people […]
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Karen Maberry Albert
NEW GLOUCESTER — Karen Maberry Albert, 53, of New Gloucester, passed away Wednesday, July 11, at home surrounded by her loving family after a five-year valiant battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was born in Lewiston, raised in the Oxford area and graduated from Oxford Hills High School in 1983. She graduated from Thomas College in […]
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Cancer Resource Center open Tuesdays
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning July 10. This month, Karen Fillebrown will lead a craft activity at 4 p.m. Visitors may bring their own project to work on and a light supper if they wish. Volunteers are at the center to […]
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Karen Marie Bronk
LEWISTON — Karen M. Bronk, 64, of Turner died peacefully at the Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice on Monday, June 18, after a three-year struggle with cancer. Karen was born in Connecticut on Dec. 25, 1953, into a family that included six brothers. The family lived for a time in Germany before moving back to the […]
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Dempsey Center to offer cooking, art classes, ice cream social in July
LEWISTON — The Dempsey Center has announced its programming schedule for July. Programs are free to those affected by cancer. ONE-TIME PROGRAMS Chill Out with Summer Soups: 2 to 3:30 p.m. July 20. The class will feature chilled and nourishing soups. Limited to 25. Preregistration required, call 207-795-8250. Mini Spa: 6 to 7 p.m. July 11. Enjoy a warm foot soak and hand treatment in […]
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Nominations taken for Amanda Dempsey Award
LEWISTON — Nominations for the 2018 Amanda Dempsey Award presented by Breakaway from Cancer will be accepted through Aug. 14. The award, named in memory of Amanda Dempsey, is presented to a cancer survivor who has a passion for helping Mainers with cancer. The recipient will be honored during Dempsey Challenge weekend, Sept. 29 and […]
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Researchers use immune-cell ‘army’ instead of chemo to battle cancer
A Florida woman diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, generally considered incurable, is free of the disease two-and-a-half years after a novel therapy used her own immune cells to target her tumors, researchers said Monday. Striking recoveries were reported earlier for a patient with deadly liver cancer and another with advanced colon cancer. The three patients […]
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William D. 'Buck' Rogers Jr.
TURNER — William D. “Buck” Rodgers Jr., 54, of Jay died Thursday, May 24, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Born in Rumford, Jan. 11, 1964, he was the son of William D. Rodgers Sr. and Elizabeth (Wigfield) Rodgers. He was a self-employed contractor (delivery driver) for Hudson RPM of Gorham. He also worked […]