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Bethlehem blogging sensation takes his wheelchair on tour
HealthHere's a man who is as Bob Dylan would say: "Busy living." Shane Burcaw a 20-year-old blogging sensation who is living a with a rare form of muscular dystrophy has blossomed since his story first ran on the front of The Morning Call's 2011 Christmas Eve... -
Bethlehem blogger Shane Burcaw launches Laughing at My Nightmare tour
Here's a man who is, as Bob Dylan would say, "busy living." Shane Burcaw, a 20-year-old blogging sensation, is living with a rare form of muscular dystrophy. He has blossomed since his story first ran on the front page of The Morning Call's 2011...
Tags: Panera Bread Company, Bob Dylan, Butztown, Kissimmee, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (tv program)
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Roanoke's 'Mr. Fitness' Artie Levin lives on in B'nai B'rith Awards
The Roanoke Times, Va.Each year on a Monday night in late May, Cindy Goldstein steps to a podium at the B'nai B'rith Athletic and Achievement Awards banquet and announces the name of a local high school senior. And each year, a grateful teenager takes home the Artie Levin...Tags: American Cancer Society, Cystic Fibrosis, Health and Safety at School, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), American Red Cross
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Foster children with disabilities bond with all the pretty horses
Nearly two dozen foster children with a variety of disabilities spent time on Sunday petting, grooming and becoming friends with horses at Orlando's Trotters Park. "He just loves animals so much, that for him to be able to come out here and be with...
Tags: Kissimmee, Autism, Physical Disabilities, Science and Technology, Cerebral Palsy
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A law degree for tenacious child with a mind open to possibility
St. Louis Post-DispatchAfter years of wondering if their son would live past the age of 15, Kevin Fritz's parents received the news they'd prayed for upon the completion of a series of operations to straighten his spine and improve his lungs. "The doctor came out and said,...Tags: Schools, Social Issues, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Health and Medical Professionals, Education
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Senate OKs medical marijuana; McCarter recalls daughter's drug-related death
Belleville News-DemocratDespite tearful opposition from a metro-east lawmaker, the Illinois Senate on Friday approved a bill allowing people to use marijuana to ease the pain of certain medical ailments. The bill would create a four-year pilot program, under which patients...Tags: Pat Quinn, Health Treatments, OxyContin (drug), Chemical Industry, Lebanon
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Nemours patients help firefighters 'Fill the Boot' for muscular dystrophy fundraiser
Starting today, community members will begin seeing firefighters holding out their yellow boots at many local intersections as part of the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Fill the Boot Campaign. This year area firefighters have some back up...
Tags: Research, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Fires, Hospitals and Clinics
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Monte Cassino youngsters hold coin drive for disorder affecting classmates
Tulsa WorldStudents from Monte Cassino's early childhood learning center and elementary school took turns emptying bags and jars full of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters into a counting machine Wednesday at the private Catholic school. Reading the machine's...Tags: Schools, Elementary Schools, Cystic Fibrosis, Medical Research, Genetic Condition
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BRIEF: Reading firefighters will hit streets to give muscular dystrophy the boot
Reading Eagle, Pa.Reading firefighters will be out at prominent city intersections Friday asking motorists to help "Fill the Boot" for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Every dollar that motorists pitch into the firefighters' boots helps the firefighters union and...Tags: International Association of Fire Fighters, Berks County, Diseases and Illnesses, Muscular Dystrophy Association
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Local sports roundup: WMC soccer battles 3 ranked teams at tourney
Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.Western Michigan Christian's girls soccer team battled three state-ranked teams Saturday, coming home with a tie and two close losses. The five schools participating in the "Kickin' for Mitchell Soccer Classic" at Forest Hills Northern -- WMC,...Tags: Soccer, Sports
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Rialto firefighters raise money to fight Muscular Dystrophy
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.Firefighters pounded the pavement Friday to raise money for children and adults dealing with a muscle-wasting disease and they will be back out Saturday and Monday. "We're still counting (Friday's proceeds,)" said Matt Payne firefighter and spokesman...Tags: International Association of Fire Fighters, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Human Interest, Diseases and Illnesses, Muscular Dystrophy Association
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Company's casual attire means big bucks for MDA fundraiser
The Hutchinson News, Kan.From Lacey Mills' perspective, there's nothing casual about the way employees at Portfolio Recovery Associates, Hutchinson, dress. Mills is executive director for Muscular Dystrophy Association's regional office based in Wichita. Portfolio Recovery...Tags: Collective Contract, Work Rules Contract Issues, Political Fundraising, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Employees
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