How 'Cycle for Survival' Fosters Community for Cancer Patients and Survivors
Kiersten Paladino, cancer survivor, joined Cheddar News to discuss 'Cycle for Survival,' a program aimed at funding research dedicated to eradicating rare cancers. She said she's been part of the group for a decade after being diagnosed with cancer at 22 years old. "Finding a community like Cycle for Survival is invaluable," she said. "I felt like I wasn't alone. There were other young cancer patients and survivors at the events, and you just feel like you're doing something proactive and working towards a common goal."
Nearly a day after being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia still threatened parts of the Northeast on Sunday with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said.
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday.
Tropical Storm Ophelia formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and was expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge and windy conditions over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.