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Article: Jewelry fighting cancer ; Sally Johnson, 11, copes with her mother's death by making and selling beads to raise money for cancer research.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
- Article date:
- December 3, 2008
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MELANIE CREAMER By MELANIE CREAMER Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
12-03-2008
Jewelry fighting cancer ; Sally Johnson, 11, copes with her mother's death by making and selling beads to raise money for cancer research.
Byline: MELANIE CREAMER By MELANIE CREAMER Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Local & State
Type: News
Sally Johnson is a bright, happy, and courageous 11-year-old girl bursting with enthusiasm.
She is just like her mother.
Sally's mom, Sarah Johnson, died on May 27, 2006, at age 41 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Toward the end of Sarah's illness, she realized there wasn't enough being done to raise money for ovarian cancer research. So she and ...