Mike White's Tale of Courage is a Tribute to John Challis

gmc1 posted 5/7/2008 from bittenandbound.com [flag]

Mike White of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently told the story of a courageous 18 year old named John Challis. The inspirational young man has been in the battle of his life and his doctors have recently acknowledged that his hard fought fight against cancer is getting close to the end. [link]

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Teen is running out of innings, but the game still isn't over

The Big Lead found this 5/5/2008 on www.postgazette.com

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The inspirational story of John Challis, the Pennsylvania high school senior with cancer.

Pens Make Fan Feel Like A King

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from Mike White at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, John Challis yawned. “Smiling so much makes me tired,” he said. A Freedom High School athlete dealing with terminal cancer, John couldn’t stop grinning during his experiences last night at Mellon Arena. The Beaver County teenager’s recent successful at-bat in a varsity baseball game has gained national attention, ...

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