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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.