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Lauren Hill dies after fighting tumor to play college hoops
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| Apr. 10, 2015
| Joe Kay
Posted on 04/10/2015 6:33:35 AM PDT by bgill
Lauren Hill spent her final year polishing a layup and inspiring others to live fully. She succeeded at both as she fought an inoperable brain tumor.
The 19-year-old freshman basketball player at Mount St. Joseph University died at a hospital Friday morning, the co-founder of her nonprofit foundation told The Associated Press.
"Through Lauren's fundraising and advocacy efforts, she not only became a spotlight on the lack of funding for cancer research, but she most certainly has become a beacon guiding researchers for years to come," The Cure Starts Now co-founder Brooke Desserich said.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: athletes; basketball; cancer; laurenhill; mountstjoseph
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RIP
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posted on
04/10/2015 6:33:35 AM PDT
by
bgill
To: bgill
Rest in peace, Lauren. :(
To: bgill
She did more for women then all those _itches in DC or on the Left-coast!!
She showed what being strong means.
Now for her reward!!!
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posted on
04/10/2015 6:45:12 AM PDT
by
Paul46360
(..)
To: bgill
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posted on
04/10/2015 6:48:32 AM PDT
by
deport
To: bgill
It seems that childhood cancer has exploded. Research efforts need to be directed increasingly towards finding a cause for cancer identify risks and how to prevent it.
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posted on
04/10/2015 6:56:07 AM PDT
by
grumpygresh
(Democrats & GOPe delenda est. President zero gave us patient zero.)
To: bgill
I did not know about her, but she certainly seems inspiring.
RIP Lauren.
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posted on
04/10/2015 6:58:08 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(I am His and He is mine.)
To: bgill
At first, I thought this was about the singer.
To: bgill
Rest In Peace, Lauren, you were an inspiration to so many who knew you, both on and off the court.
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posted on
04/10/2015 7:03:48 AM PDT
by
BigSkyFreeper
(You have entered an invalid birthday)
To: bgill
An inevitable outcome.
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posted on
04/10/2015 7:07:02 AM PDT
by
BigCinBigD
(...Was that okay?)
To: Paul46360
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posted on
04/10/2015 7:09:08 AM PDT
by
hoosierham
(Freedom isn't free)
To: grumpygresh
I am thinking that you are right. I have had two friends grandsons die of cancer in the last year and I don’t remember that happening before.
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posted on
04/10/2015 7:09:43 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: bgill
Lauren Hill spent her final year polishing a layup and inspiring others to live fully.Can anyone be so kind as to enlighten me as to what it means to "polish a lay-up?"
Regards,
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posted on
04/10/2015 7:40:37 AM PDT
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: bgill
May she find eternal peace in God’s loving arms and may her friends and family be comforted during this difficult time.
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posted on
04/10/2015 7:41:33 AM PDT
by
LottieDah
(If only those who speak so eloquently on behalf of animals would do so on behalf of the unborn.)
To: LottieDah
At the Women’s final, they had a very nice tribute to her with family/coach holding her jersey. Nice touch, she was not there, now know why. It was a very nicely done piece.
To: alexander_busek
Can anyone be so kind as to enlighten me as to what it means to "polish a lay-up?"
Practicing a basketball move that results in a basket being scored by bouncing it off of the backboard. She loved basketball and tried to play until she was unable.
To: alexander_busek
Perfecting it - making the shot. Left hand layup with left foot up, right hand layup right foot up, etc.
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posted on
04/10/2015 7:56:54 AM PDT
by
lesko
To: bgill
I thought it was about the tax evader Lauren Hill of the Fugees.
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posted on
04/10/2015 7:58:26 AM PDT
by
GSWarrior
(Burning the Constitution increases global warming)
To: grumpygresh
Research efforts need to be directed increasingly towards finding a cause for cancer identify risks and how to prevent it. Federal funding for research has been cut.
To: bgill
Same age as my daughter. RIP. : (
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posted on
04/10/2015 8:13:48 AM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
To: grumpygresh
Research efforts need to be directed increasingly towards finding a cause for cancer identify risks and how to prevent it.Something tells me a lot of(Gov.)funds were covertly re-directed towards...AIDS research.
The hollywood/media outcry over AIDS made Ebola seem like the common cold by comparison...now you rarely hear about AIDS/cases anymore...why is that?
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posted on
04/10/2015 8:17:39 AM PDT
by
RckyRaCoCo
(Shall Not Be Infringed)
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