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pediatric cancer

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‘We’re just thankful she got through it’

Emily VanKeuren thought a lump on her collarbone was nothing to be concerned about. Cancer tests proved otherwise.

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‘We just have to look forward’

After a nearly three-year battle against childhood cancer, Schuyler Kleibusch reaches the Super Bowl.

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Sweet rewards

An 11-year-old leukemia survivor is all smiles as she meets her hero, celebrity chef and "Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond.

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‘How God’s plan works’

Diagnosed twice with cancer, Madison Pflug has two transplants and prevails with a deeper faith and appreciation for each day.

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Knocking cancer out of the park

Seventeen children's hospital patients became celebrities for the night with the West Michigan Whitecaps.

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Picnic joy: Kids being kids

Young patients and their families enjoy the annual summertime gathering for the pediatric hematology-oncology program.

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Independence days

Project SEARCH teaches young adults like Jaime Blomeling about independence. "I could work here the rest of my life," Blomeling says.

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‘It made us feel we had a life again’

Partnership brings clinic to northern Michigan—closer to home for children being treated for cancer and blood disorders.

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On the ninth floor

Thomas Sikkema, who went from outfield to in-patient, is using his gift of compassion to help others find their way.

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‘So happy I could cry’

For Naomi, progress after her bone marrow transplant means strawberries and bike rides.

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Tiny Dancer, future rock star

Lily-Mae Morrison, a girl from Ireland fighting a rare cancer, has inspired many supporters, including Elton John.

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‘Think about the good things’

Naomi, 7, has advice for other cancer patients after she emerges from a month of isolation for her bone marrow transplant.