Delta employees dragged planes to raise money for cancer research.
Teams of employees of Delta Air Lines employees and their families took turns dragging a 255,999-pound Boeing 757 a total of 25 feet to raise money for the American Cancer Society. In total, the event raised his $1 million.
“The adrenaline is pretty crazy when you’re there,” Patti Schultz, Delta’s performance manager and head of the company’s cancer support group, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It’s crazy to think I can fly a jet, but it’s exhilarating to be able to do it.”
Maria Menounos has opened up about her pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
The former correspondent for Extra, E! News, Today and Access Hollywood recently revealed that she was diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer in January.
Menounos, who had a benign brain tumor in 2017 and was a keynote speaker at CURE®’s 3rd annual GBM Heroes event, underwent surgery to remove a 3.9 cm tumor and now leaves others in control of his health. I hope you will.
“I need people to know there are places they can go to catch things fast,” she said in an interview with PEOPLE. There were moments when I thought I was crazy, but I figured it out early enough so I’m fine.”
Actor Stanley Tucci said he helped his wife and sister-in-law beat cancer.
Stanley Tucci, who starred in movies like The Devil Wears Prada, Julie & Julia, and The Hunger Games, recently joined his wife Felicity Blunt and sister-in-law Emily Blunt in ‘Wearing Prada’. “The Devil” helped him through his oropharyngeal cancer experience.
Tucci announced in 2021 that he was diagnosed with the disease three years ago and underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
“I was so scared, but Felicity was very persistent,” he said in an interview with “Sunday Sitdown.” “I mean, they had to drag me, kick me, yell at me, but now if I wasn’t doing it, I wouldn’t be around.”
The governor of Pennsylvania signed a bill to provide free cancer screenings statewide.
Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law a bipartisan bill that would require insurance companies to fully cover screenings for patients at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. The bill passed unanimously in the House and Senate.
“This historic law will help women fight breast cancer and live healthier lives. , would not have been possible without bipartisan cooperation.I believe government can and should be a productive force for good.This is the state of Pennsylvania. It’s an example of the great things we can achieve together,” Shapiro said in a statement.
MLB star Liam Hendricks has completed cancer treatment and plans to return to the White Sox.
Chicago White Sox closing pitcher Liam Hendricks was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma earlier this year. He received treatment, is now in remission, and is scheduled to begin minor league rehab this weekend.
The 34-year-old said he plans to return to the White Sox in the coming weeks.
“I never took it as ‘why me’?” Hendricks told reporters Wednesday. “I looked, ‘Why not me? ‘” I tend to have a more rosy outlook on life than the pop generation, so that was behind my process.”I have this. This is my next challenge.”
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