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melinda-marchiano's picture
Mar.03.2010
Melinda--still dancing-- even though on this day, she learned the reason why she had been feeling so ill for months. A CT scan showed a huge mass in her chest that was constricting her bloodflow and her breathing. At this point, there was no diagnosis.
melinda-marchiano's picture
Mar.03.2010
The Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo welcomes over 1,000 oncology patients and family members to enjoy a gift performance of The Nutcracker at the Performing Arts Center. This takes place one year after Melinda's diagnosis with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and she is thrilled to be able to perform!
melinda-marchiano's picture
Feb.27.2010
At 13, Melinda loves dancing so much that she danced as often as she was able to during cancer treatments!
sheila-english's picture
Jan.05.2010
A fiercely honest yet faithful meditation on the hard learned faith lessons that accompany tragedy in this case, the death of Candi Pearson Sheltons 23 year old brother to cancer. Desperate Hope Candi Pearson Shelton Book Trailer Find out more about this author here http://www.candilion.com/ Find...
molly-secours's picture
Aug.26.2009
Earlier this month I was asked to speak at a press conference with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding the need for healthcare reform. This is a brief clip of the press conference.
shaindel-rebekah-beers's picture
Jun.24.2009
Shaindel Beers reading her poem "HA!" at Paul Toews' Studio in Stayton, Oregon.
pauline-rowson's picture
May.27.2009
Pauline Rowson discusses the inspiration behind her action-packed crime thriller, In Cold Daylight, and reads the prologue. Was fire fighter, Jack Bartholomew's death an accident or arson? Who is determined to stop him from discovering the truth behind the cancer deaths of so many fire fighters...
andrew-kaplan's picture
Dec.02.2008
In The Longevity Factor, noted neuroscientist and surgeon Joseph Maroon, M.D., offers the definitive look at recent scientific breakthroughs identifying a group of natural substances -- including the much-publicized molecule resveratrol -- that can actually activate a specific set of genes in...
lori-hope's picture
Jan.17.2008
Peter Finch presented this report about "Help Me Live," and it's one of the best stories anyone's written or produced.
lori-hope's picture
Jan.15.2008
Producer Michelle Mahoney produced this story that aired on The Hallmark Channel's morning show in December 2006 and January 2007