Super siblings Steven and Sarah Scanlan each enjoyed a day to remember as a reward for their caring naturesThe pair have taken on greater responsibilities as their older brother Jason, 19, has a rare genetic disorder and is severely mentally and physically disabledJason was born with Cornelia de

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St. Tammany Parish's 12th Fire Protection District will hold a blood drive Saturday for a local resident who is battling leukemiaOn behalf of Marshal Packer, a Bloodmobile will be stationed Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Walmart on U.S. 190 south of CovingtonPacker, 64, of

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In some ways, Evan Klein is a typical 5-month-old boyHe coos. He likes to see himself in the mirror. His face lights up when his parents come into a roomBut Evan’s short life has been anything but typical so far. He was born with Dandy-Walker malformation of the brain -- a rare condition th

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HILLTOWN -- If you’ve ever thought this past winter has made the region feel like Antarctica, just check back with Steve Kendra, Bill Hardy or Bill Edmonds in about a monthBy then, they’ll be back from the real thing: the three are part of a dozen-person group running a 26.2-mile marat

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Aidan Grasmick loves exploring Alaska, sloshing down his family’s homemade water slide and Harry PotterLike most 12-year-olds, the Palmer boy enjoys attending sporting events and couldn’t keep from grinning ear-to-ear when he had a chance to touch the Stanley Cup, the storied champions

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Delilah Leusch has one of the rarest disorders in the worldIt's called Diamond Blackfan anemia, and it has made her beholden to those who donate blood"We hadn't really given that much thought to donation, but now it's one of the most important things in our lives," said Delilah's mother, Dana Gre

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A disabled mum will walk two million steps in agonising pain on crutches in a bid to save her daughter from being left paralysed by a rare brain disorderSusan MacPherson’s daughter Charlotte has to use a wheelchair because of a condition known as Chiari malformation. This causes a hernia of

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GOODNA -- Swimmer Elle Mills, robbed of her sight but not her sporting vision, has qualified for the Australian National Championships in Sydney next monthSuccess at the championships will bring the Tony Keogh-coached Mills one step closer to realising her dream of competing in the 2012 Paralympic

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LAST year, 1960s pop stars Max Merritt and Billy Thorpe, who co-headlined the first Sunbury pop festival in 1972, were aghast at the illnesses that had afflicted their peersThey decided they should hold a one-off, all-star benefit concert and put the proceeds in a trust fund for struggling musicia

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In less than a month, two co-workers at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth will be joined forever by an unlikely bond: a liverJan Watson, 46, of Surry, a registered nurse at the hospital, suffers from a rare disease which requires a liver transplantAlthough the process of finding a suitab

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