News about Cops For Kids With Cancer

Photo: New Bedford Police Capt. Joe Cordeiro gives Haylie Jansen an offical badge Tuesday at the downtown police station. Photo by Peter Pereira/The Standard-Times NEW BEDFORD — Seemingly without a care in the world, 4-year-old Haylie Jansen lay on the floor in the...

By Bill Tomison, with reporting by Steve Nielsen PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — As a 4-year-old Pawtucket boy battles T-cell leukemia, he's...

By Hunter McGee, Union Leader Correspondent DERRY — Six-year-old Allison Schablein has inspired her parents and those around her since being diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer almost two years ago. After treatment with an experimental drug, Allison has been...

Photo: Stepping forward - Sheena Lopes and son Damone Clark arrive at a Dorchester police station to meet with Boston cops who are donating $5,000 toward Damone's battle with cancer. Photo by: Ted Fitzgerald. By Peter Gelzinis, Boston Herald Until yesterday, Damone...

By Jill Harmacinski, Eagle Tribune LAWRENCE — A 21/2-year-old Lawrence boy has $5,000 more in his fight against pediatric cancer. Daniel Gierbolini Jr. was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma in March and has already lost his right eye to the cancer....

By Dave Rogers, Staff Writer, Newburyport News NEWBURYPORT — Three months ago, William and Kallie Rossi of Newburyport received just about the worst possible news any parent could hear: their four-month-old daughter Sophie has leukemia. Upon first glance, it would be...

By Jacqueline Tempera, Boston Globe Luis, who was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in November, was the 300th child to be presented with such a gift through the charity Cops for Kids with Cancer. Retired police superintendent-in-chief Robert Faherty is the chairman of...