Shekarchi Bill Adds Mastectomies Under RI Insurance Coverage
By: Rob Borkowski on June 20, 2018 in News to You
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE – The House approved legislation Tuesday sponsored by House Majority Leader K. Joseph […]
Community, Firefighters, Police Host Fundraisers to aid Davis McLarnon’s Cancer Treatment
By: Rob Borkowski on March 28, 2018 in Good Times
Davis Michael McLarnon, 3, has been working on his recovery since June 26, when Hasbro Children’s Hospital doctors removed a malignant brain tumor, but it’s work he’s doing with community support, including two fundraisers.
Warwick Relay for Life Boasts Big Nazo, Knockerball Games
By: Rob Borkowski on June 15, 2016 in Good Times
The 2016 Warwick Relay for Life, the city’s annual festival fundraiser for research into cures and treatment for cancer patients, starts at 6 p.m. Friday at Toll Gate High School, and lasts through 7 a.m. Saturday, assembling Knockerball RI, Big Nazo puppets and an obstacle course for all comers.
Serpa Bill Aims to Replace Lab Licenses’ Public Health Protections
By: Rob Borkowski on February 27, 2016 in News to You
When Helene Lewis of Newport died in 1993 of cervical cancer after Newport Hospital mis-diagnosed four of her pap smears over eight years, protections against future mistakes were written into Rhode Island licensure criteria for lab professionals.
Team Mom Champions Pediatric Cancer Fundraiser After Clean Bill of Health
By: Rob Borkowski on September 8, 2015 in Good Times, News to You
Misty Lourenco, the “team mom” whose cancer fight drew community support last year, has been cancer-free since Aug. 5, and now she’s hoping to draw big crowds to the Sept. 20 Pop Warner fundraiser to take on all pediatric cancer.
Team Mom’s Cancer Treatment Takes Hopeful Turn, Fundraising Continues
By: Rob Borkowski on October 15, 2014 in News to You, Schools
Warwick, RI -Tomorrow, Misty Lourenco, team mom and volunteer powerhouse, will get her leg amputated — the outcome she, friends and family had been hoping for.
In the Pink: Senior Rallies Warwick Vets for Breast Cancer Charity
By: Rob Borkowski on October 3, 2014 in Good Times, Schools
Warwick, RI – Warwick Vets students competed in a Humvee push, jumped down and on a bounce house, played games and entered a raffle at the end of school Friday, all wearing pink, to benefit breast cancer research.
Hundreds Walk In Team Mom’s Cancer Fundraiser
By: Rob Borkowski on September 29, 2014 in Good Times, News to You
Warwick, RI – More than 400 walkers gathered at Warwick City Park Saturday morning to support Misty Lourenco, benefiting a fund to help her pay medical bills while she fights the bone cancer osteosarcoma.
Community Teams Up To Help ‘Team Mom’ Fight Cancer
By: Rob Borkowski on September 23, 2014 in News to You, Schools
Warwick, RI – Misty Lourenco isn’t letting the chemo she needs to beat cancer keep her from the things she loves, and her friends in the local sports community aren’t letting her shoulder the financial burden of her care by herself.