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uofafan11 uofafan11 posted 5/11/2008 from theloveofsports.com [flag]
The inspirational story of John Challis, the Pennsylvania high school senior with cancer. [link]

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

gmc1 posted 5/7/2008 from bittenandbound.com

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.
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Cancer-Stricken HS Player Invited To Pens Game, Gets To Meet Mario Lemieux & Ben Roethlisberger

SbB posted 5/12/2008 from www.sportsbybrooks.com

John Challis, the PA high school baseball player stricken with terminal cancer, was a special guest at Sunday's Penguins-Flyers game - where he met with Pittsburgh sports stars Mario Lemieux & Ben Roethlisberger. However, there were no Pirates represented during John's visit - to which he replied, "At least the two winners are here."
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Penguins honor teenager with cancer

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 5/12/2008 on www.post-gazette.com

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 ...
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Challis' Message Continues To Inspire [Heroes]

Kissing Suzy Kolber found this 5/12/2008 on deadspin.com

Those who have been following the story of John Challis in the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette shouldn't be surprised that he's taking the country by storm. The Freedom High School (Pa.) senior, who has terminal cancer, was invited to attend Game 2 of the ...
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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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One of John Challis' final wishes was to get to bat in a high school baseball game. Challis, an 18-year-old senior at Freedom High School in Pennsylvania, is dying of cancer. Doctors say he might have as little as two months to live. But on April 14 he got his wish; getting an at-bat in a league game. And despite barely being able to run due to the effects of the disease, Challis got a ...
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Posted 5/6/2008 on SPORTSbyBROOKS

John Challis has cancer. The 18-year-old baseball player from Freedom H.S. in Pennsylvania has been battling the disease for the past two years. Sadly, the cancer has spread throughout his body. Doctors have told him he may have as little as two months left to live. But despite his tragic circumstances, Challis wanted the chance to step up to the plate one more time. And as Mike White ...
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