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John Decker

On November 4, 2009, John was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L.) at the age of 16. His treatment for cancer lasted approximately 3 years. In July of 2010, John went into septic shock and stopped receiving oxygen to his brain, which resulted in him being in a coma temporarily. When he came out of the coma, he spent months in the hospital due to

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Nicholas Miaskowski

On May 22, 2006, Nicholas was diagnosed with a brain tumor called Medjulablastoma while he was 10 years old.  Nicholas received 9 rounds of chemo and 30 days of radiation over the course of his battle with cancer. On September 26, 2007, Nicholas was fortunate to have finished his treatments and was deemed a survivor. In 2007, Nicholas attended the Circle of Friends Winter

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