What happened in the early hours of Friday, February 3, 2012, is something many parents would not want to remember. Joel Whitmire McClain, who suffered Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation (CDG), lost his battle to pneumonia. But nearly six years later, his mother and father, Kevin and Brea McClain, do just
A 9-year-old boy who is battling for his health is getting some extra support this year, through a partnership with Sparrow Clubs and Hillsboro High School. Nathan Julian was officially adopted as the school’s newest ‘Sparrow’ at an assembly on Friday. That means students will raise money for his medical
Sitting in a room on the first floor of the Gibbs Cancer Center this week, Abby Cantrell was all smiles. The 20-year-old Cowpens native was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia last month and just finished a six-day round of intravenous chemotherapy — but her sense of humor and positive outlook
