BY DERRICK PERKINSWhen John Rufo learned his baby daughter had a cancerous tumor on her kidney, he stepped out of the hospital emergency room and vomited in the parking lot. “How can anything go wrong with a 10-month-old baby, especially my child? It’s such a young age. It’s something that is just unfathomable,” he said. ...

By DARRELL HALENThree years ago, when he was only 15 months old, Declan Rourke of Bedford had a tumor surgically removed from his brain. Now, his family is raising money to help other young patients struck by the same disease. Declan’s family is part of a team that will participate in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk on Sunday, Sept. 13, ...

BY JEFF ABKOWITZThe cycle is continuous. It has no real beginning or end. When Richard Bloom, a 43- year-old resident of Hooksett wakes up, reprisal sets itself in motion once again, leaving him to ponder how much longer he has. It goes beyond the 18 medications he must take daily and the chronic pain he suffers through. It involves a rigorous ...