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Posts in category "Donna's Cancer Story"

Donna's Good Things Raises $70,000 for St. Baldrick's

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So many people have wanted to do something about pediatric cancer ever since reading Donna’s Cancer Story, and we finally got a chance!  On Sunday, March 25th, the Donna’s Good Things team congregated at Candlelite in Chicago to shave heads, raise money, remember Donna and have a good time. Nicole Knepper, of Moms Who Drink... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
March 26, 2012 at 3:18 pm
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Remembering Donna with Love and Shaved Heads on Valentine's Day

Remembering Donna with Love and Shaved Heads on Valentine's Day
It is Valentine’s Day, a day filled with love, and one of the greatest love stories I read this year was Donna’s Cancer Story. Donna was a bright, spunky little girl who died of a rare brain tumor called papillary meningioma shortly after she turned four years old.  To know her –even if only through... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
February 14, 2012 at 8:10 am
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Call for submissions for Adoption Stories

Call for submissions for Adoption Stories
November is National Adoption Month, and Portrait of an Adoption plans to honor all parties involved in adoption by featuring guest posts throughout the month. I have already received some heartfelt, honest entries from people who play all different roles in adoption: birthparents, adoptees, adoptive parents, foster parents, and waiting adoptive parents.  To my delight... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
October 19, 2011 at 12:15 pm
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The Online Community Grieves as Donna's Cancer Story Comes to Final Chapter

The Online Community Grieves as Donna's Cancer Story Comes to Final Chapter
The posts are going quickly now, and Donna’s remaining days are few.   The final chapter in Donna’s Cancer Story will be told on October 1st.  There is a nameless, hovering sense of dread among those of us reading Donna’s Cancer Story, coupled with a wistful clinging to the moments of joy. Mary Tyler Mom is... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
September 26, 2011 at 1:54 pm
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Why You Should Be Reading Donna's Cancer Story, Even Though It Hurts

Why You Should Be Reading Donna's Cancer Story, Even Though It Hurts
In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Mary Tyler Mom is devoting the month of September to blogging about her daughter Donna’s 31 months of cancer treatment.  The story begins when Donna is diagnosed with a rare, malignant brain tumor called papillary meningioma before she turns two. Some people started reading about Donna and then... Read more »
By Carrie Goldman,
September 15, 2011 at 2:00 pm
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