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Michigan firefighters seek workers' comp for cancer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In May 2009, then 36-year-old Sterling Heights firefighter Chris Slezak, went to his doctor on a Monday because he felt out of shape and worn out. By that Friday, Slezak, who was active and healthy his entire life, got his...
Tags: Leukemia, Health Treatments, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, Cancer
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A kidney for grandpa
MISHAWAKA -- Jerry Graf was thrilled to celebrate the first birthday of his only grandchild, Adelynn, last week. For Graf, a 66-year-old Mishawaka resident, milestones such as these can never be taken for granted, considering he doesn't know for sure if...
Tags: Human Interest, Diabetes
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Finding a kidney for a local grandpa
A local family is going to great lengths to find a kidney donor. They have spent thousands of dollars to rent billboard space. And they don't have much time left. In the Graf household, the attention is usually centered on 1-year-old Adelynn. In fact,...
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Biking for a cause
ST. JOSEPH -- Imagine being a teacher with a student whose father is extremely ill. What would you do to help? Well one local teacher has decided to ride his bike across the country. The student's name is Brady Adams, his father, Barry Adams, is...Tags: Strep Throat
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WSBT EXCLUSIVE: South Bend grandmother says 'son isn't a monster' after grandson's beating death
The grandmother of 10-year-old Tramelle Sturgis is speaking with WSBT in an exclusive interview, shedding some light on a tragedy that claimed her grandson's life on Friday.
Dellia Castile lives at a home in the 1100 block of West Washington Street, and... -
What I wish I'd asked
South Bend TribuneDigging through my mother’s dresser several weeks ago, I retrieved a blue plastic cleaner's bag and peeked inside. Was that a wedding veil, the abundant tulle lightly folded? I stuck a hand in. It was not just one wedding veil I retrieved;...Tags: Lobbying, Hospitals and Clinics, Facebook, Health and Medical Professionals, Family
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Terry Sturgis trial: 'I love my kids to death'
Tuesday, jurors got to hear from Terry Sturgis – in his own words – for the first time during his murder trial. Prosecuting attorneys played more than two hours of a very long interrogation with Sturgis that began about three hours after...
Tags: Skull Fracture, Hospitals and Clinics, Fractured Rib, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice
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Michigan wife to donate kidney on anniversary
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Dale Casto won't be counting on any more big gifts from his wife, Kathy, after what she's going to give him on their 35th wedding anniversary. Her kidney. "I'm not going to expect anything for my birthday or Christmas,"...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Kidney Disease, Health, Diabetes
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Ex-nurse convicted of bleach killings awaits fate
LUFKIN, Texas (AP) — The punishment phase has started in the capital murder trial of an East Texas nurse who could go to death row for killing five kidney dialysis patients by injecting them with bleach. Jurors who convicted 38-year-old Kimberly...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Murder, Health and Medical Professionals, Health
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Elkhart mom to get kidney from ex-husband
ELKHART -- An Elkhart mother of three has been sick for years, but this week marks her road to recovery.
Lori Whitmer-Barton has been suffering from kidney problems for the past five years. She's been on dialysis for over a year. This week, all of...Tags: Surgery
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Jailed Mississippi sisters' terms suspended; one will donate kidney to the other
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi sisters, whose life sentences for armed robbery were suspended last week by Gov. Haley Barbour, will be released from prison Friday. Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps says Jamie and Gladys Scott would be...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, Mississippi, Theft
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This Valentine's Day, woman gives kidney to fiance
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Not flowers and hearts, but a kidney: A Minnesota man will get a Valentine's Day gift of a lifetime. Ron Spanier and fiance Amy Anderson are preparing for the kidney donation Tuesday at the University of Minnesota Medical...Tags: Physical Conditions, Stroke, Human Interest, Health, Stress
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