Author: Nora Maberry
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Setterdahl turns adversity into promise: collecting donations for Stockings for Strength
Whitney Setterdahl knows what it is like to be a teenager battling cancer. The University of Illinois was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer when she was 18. As a teenager battling cancer, Setterdahl went back and forth between pediatric oncology appointments as well as regular adult oncologist appointments. While she was at her different doctors… Read more
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Community Blood Services of Illinois seeks blood donors during holiday shortage
Kirby Winn wants people to remember to give this holiday —blood that is. Winn, who is the spokesman for Community Blood Services of Illinois, said that blood donation decreases during the holiday season. “As donors get busy with holiday travel, shopping, events, ect. we see a decrease in the rate of blood donation” he said. Winn… Read more