Twin leukemia strikes family in Orlando
Nine months after four year old Rusty Byrd was diagnosed with leukemia his twin Jamie was found to also have the disease. The family faces $20,000 in medical bills and foreclosure on their Orlando home as they seek time to sell the house. Jamie is in remission and if both boys stay free of relapse for five years they may be cured.
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Orlando
Fla
Rusty Byrd
Jamie
Jerry Byrd
Byrds
Byrd
Orange County
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Long gets 78 years to life for Lawrence club holdup
Lawrence Kan. AP Don Long 28 pleaded guilty to 12 felonies and was sentenced by Judge Frank Gray to 78 years to life. He must serve 1 to 5 years for a Shawnee burglary first. The case stems from the Sanctuary private club robbery near the KU campus in Lawrence in which student Todd Storbeck was killed.
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Long
Sanctuary
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Todd Storbeck
Winfield
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