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The prom committee at Pine Ridge High School in Deltona, Florida recently started raising money for decorations. (Deltona is just north of Orlando.)

Farrah's treatments are causing terrible diaper rash issues and her Mom has found that one brand of diaper is better suited for the baby's needs, and that brand is not available through St. Jude's.

Cory Guidry, a Lafayette man, is in need of a stem cell transplant, and his family is raising money to help take care of his children while undergoing treatment.

Lori is facing stage 4 pancreatic cancer and Jenny wanted to make her smile.

Eddie Buggs was 13 years old when he died from cancer this past December. Eddie loved football and his dream was to some day be featured on ESPN. Perhaps with your support we can convince the folks at ESPN that the true measure of a sports star should be taken from within.

The St Jude Give Thanks Walk will go on this morning in Parc San Souci in downtown Lafayette. It will be a little chilly so dress warmly and let's make a big difference for our St Jude babies and their families.

A wonderful event is going on tomorrow to benefit a courageous young lady as Bucks for Bailey takes place from 10am-7pm at Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville.

Both my parents had already passed away before I was married. My Father did however live to walk my Sister down the isle. These girls got a chance of a lifetime when their dying Father surprised them at church one day.

It's always a cool thing when someone shaves their head in support of a loved one battling cancer. You don't usually see a result like this though.

Lena Mae Beasley is 87 years old and suffers from dementia. But that didn't stop her from wanting to run in Olney, Texas' Fun Run for cancer last week.

The 70-year-old Ebert reviewed films for the newspaper for 46 years.

Roger Ebert is battling cancer yet again. The 70-year-old longtime film critic now has cancer in his hip.

When faced with the prospect of only months to live, what would you do? Listen to this incredible song from a 17 year old who is taking on his diagnosis with a grace and eloquence that many of us need to share.

It's the St Jude Give Thanks Walk. It's not a run, it's not a timed event, it's not a showcase for elite athletes, it's a walk. A short simple stroll beginning at Parc San Souci in downtown Lafayette.

Laura Alaina has had a great year, but in light of her country music success, it's pretty obvious that the 17-year-old star hasn't lost sight of what's important. Although the country songstress is in the middle of her Eighteen Inches Tour, she cleared her calendar recently to surprise Jordan Trunfio -- a West Springfield High School student in Springfield, Va. who is suffering from a brain tumor

This incredible story really touched my heart because we live in a world of things that we probably could live without. Still there are those certain things that mean the world to us. What is your most prized possession?

"It's just hair," Kellie Pickler told Ellen DeGeneres on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' Friday morning (Sept. 14), where she showed off her new hairdo on national television. The sweet and southern singer has been getting loads of attention for shaving her head in support of her best friend's cancer diagnosis, so she stopped by 'Ellen' to answer a few more questions about her loyal act of br

The members of Sugarland got the chance to make a young girl’s life brighter at a recent tour stop in Minnesota. Singer Jennifer Nettles and singer-songwriter Kristian Bush were performing at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel on Aug. 8 when they were joined onstage by a very special guest — a 4-year-old cancer patient named Avery.

Two titans of country music — that’d be Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw — will do their part and stand up to cancer on Sept. 7. And just how will they show their support? With performances at the third annual ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ telethon, aka SU2C, that’s how!

Some promising new research has surfaced that indicates that tall people are less likely to suffer strokes, psychotic breakdowns or die from heart disease than the shorter of the breed. However, the same research says that these same vertically-endowed humans are doomed at best, to die of cancer.