A proud man and his family get a Christmas to remember The second thing Charlie Brison thought about, when his doctors diagnosed his lung cancer, was the list of repairs he needed to do for his family, before… The ultimate “honey-do” list, by a dad with a deadline. For Kalli, his 17-year-old daughter, he needed […]
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She sobbed at night, too angry to pray. But a gift from strangers gave her a new outlook. She was so mad at God, Datha Jackson had stopped praying to him. In July, her 15-year-old daughter, Heather Tice, was in a car crash and was rushed to St. Lukeʼs Hospital. Heather was a passenger in
After thinking that all of her memories were lost, Elizabeth gets a surprising Christmas gift. Elizabeth Schmincke has no Christmas tree. Not one light or decoration. No presents. Not even a lousy candy cane. “We’re not going to have Christmas,” she said Friday in her Fishtown apartment. “I’m just not in the mood.” Schmincke, 39,
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Stricken by cancer, dancer sees dream come to life Ally Woodbury knew something was up Saturday when her mother took her shopping for a ball gown. A gown to make Ally feel “like a princess,” her mom said. After asking “Why?” a dozen times, Ally just accepted it. Struggling with cancer, she has learned to
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A boy suffering from cancer wants to complete what he began before…. Leslee Slinger knew this Christmas Eve would be the best ever: Her big brother was home. This would be the first holiday that Derek Slinger, 18, would not spend in a hospital since he was diagnosed with cancer almost a year and a
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A 9-year-old gets a second chance for a wish to come true Emily Hansen of Osawatomie enjoyed a Christmas of a lifetime thanks to the combined magic of a Florida theme park and a group of Kansas elves. The proof of the magic is still a week away. Shortly after the dawn of the New
A hospital-bound boy wants to go to the movies, but the hospital says No! The mission: Get Zachary Marion, 11, out of Children’s Mercy Hospital for a few hours on Friday. The destination: The AMC movie theater on Ward Parkway. The goal: Watch the hit computer animated movie “The Incredibles.” Status: Mission accomplished. “We called
In the twinkle of an eye, a sick boy’s acorn becomes a mighty oak Chief Elf slouches at his desk, a blitz of yellow sticky notes circling his computer screen like a wreath. At Elf Central, all is quiet at 2 a.m. But with just one week to go before Christmas 2002, all is not
Two single moms with disabled children receive gifts to improve their lives Some Christmas stories do have happy endings. Nubia Cardenas and Allison Adams are two of them from the annals of the holiday diary of a special group of elves from Olathe. Both women are single mothers with disabled children. Cardenas, 19, Kansas City,
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A soldier goes to war knowing he will not come back Wellsville. Kan — Jim Butler hasn’t slept well since his son left for the war. His wife, Cindy, has gone to bed. Hours of watching television for news about the war gave her a headache. But in a familiar ritual, she has perched a
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