Today is National Cancer Survivors Day.  Did you know that there are over 11 million cancer survivors in the US?  This sounds like a big number, but when you stop to think about the number of people that have been lost to cancer, it really puts it all into perspective.  This week, Standup2Cancer.com launched their website.  ...

BY DARRELL HALEN When young students recently hopped to music at Littleville Learning Center, they were doing more than getting some good exercise. They were raising money for the American Cancer Society. On Wednesday, May 7, and Thursday, May 8, preschool, prekindergarten and kindergarten students took turns hopping for a total ...

BY DARRELL HALEN When thousands of bicyclists ride through Massachusetts to raise money for cancer victims, Windham’s Steve Horaj will be among them. Horaj will put his endurance to the test when he rides 163 miles over just two days. He will be participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge, whose organizers hope to raise $34 million ...

Leigh Buckley is a wife and mother in Derry, New Hampshire. She is a leukemia survivor, and she is alive and well today because one person chose to join the National Marrow Donor Registry and donated when called. Thousands of people like Leigh need your help. From May 5-19, the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is trying to bring 46,000 ...

The day was going along fine today despite that it was a Monday and one of the busiest days of my week.  Until I overheard a news story on Fox News Channel in the background.  I was broken-hearted, tears ran down my cheeks, and I was suddenly on a mission.  The story was about Jayci Yaeger, a 10-year old girl that is dying in a ...

By Darrell Halen The scars from skin cancer treatments made Kim Sanga too embarrassed to wear a two-piece bathing suit in her own backyard. Her husband, Shawn, told her she was crazy and that her scars tell a story. “It hit me that I shouldn’t be afraid. I should celebrate my scars,” Sanga said. Now, she and other cancer ...

BY DARRELL HALEN When Robert Duffy Jr. was brought into the Pelham Memorial School cafeteria one day in late September, his fellow seventh-graders greeted him with a thunderous standing ovation. Robert, 13, is battling brain cancer, and his surprise visit – when Assistant Principal Tom Adamakos pushed his wheelchair into the room – ...

BY DARRELL HALEN The sales of pink bracelets and freshly baked cookies during a school fundraiser may not bring in a lot of money, but for Taryn Kayo it’s a way to support the fight against *** cancer – a disease that struck her grandmother nine years ago. “It’s a serious issue for me,” said Taryn, 16, a member of ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEY Nancy and Howard Roever came to speed-biking at different times -- he before their marriage and she when the couple started riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual bike tour to raise money for cancer research. “He’s always biked. Since the Pan-Mass Challenge, I just got involved and I love it. But, I’m no ...

BY DARRELL HALEN While the lights of his Windham police motorcycle flashed, officer Scott Rogers led a long line of motorcycle riders in the “Knight Ride.” The trip – from Windham to the seacoast and ending in Salem – was part of a benefit to help Windham officer Mark Knight, who is battling liver cancer. The morning ...