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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 28 Hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend! Of course, having yesterday off makes today feel like a Monday... We had perfect weather for all of the Memorial Day remembrance events. It's so important to take a moment and honor those who...Tags: Brunch, Restaurants, Cell Phones, NBC (tv network), Twins
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First responders from around the world help Rustburg boy celebrate Christmas
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefIf you want to find a house with more Christmas joy than almost anywhere, pay a visit to the Norman family in Rustburg. "We just celebrate the birth of Jesus and the joy that brings," said Dawn Norman, matriarch of the Norman family. Their home on...Tags: Holidays, Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Religious Festivals
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BBQ & yard sale on Saturday will help Salem boy fighting cancer
ReporterPeople in Salem are hoping to raise a lot of money on Saturday. It's all going to the Leffler family whose 13-year-old son is battling cancer. A.J. Leffler's story began last February when he was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. In the last...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Health Treatments, Cancer, Chemotherapy
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OUR HEALTH: They call them "strokes". I'm not sure why.
Darrell Laurant, the Lynchburg News & Advance columnist, writer, and author, suffered a stroke on June 8. This is his story, written especially for Our Health. In its most common usage, the word "stroke" conjures images that are smooth and gentle --...
Tags: Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Blindness, Warfarin (drug), Physical Conditions
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Lynchburg hospital first in Virginia to offer new approach to brain surgery
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefWhen doctors told JoAnn Langdon she had an aneurysm, a lot of questions came to mind. "What's going to happen?" thought Langdon. "How bad is it, and how big is it?"An aneurysm is an abnormal bulging, kind of like a balloon, in an artery. Removing one...Tags: Aneurysm, Medical Procedures and Tests, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Holmes in the hunt at Greenbrier Classic, and it's a minor miracle he's even able to swing a club
WDBJ7 Sports DirectorA host of players are currently in the hunt during the second round of the Greenbrier Classic, including J.B. Holmes. The fact that Holmes is even on the course, is a minor miracle. J.B. Holmes looks like any other PGA Tour player. But last summer,...Tags: Dizziness, Symptoms, Greenbrier, PGA Tour, Health
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Pittsylvania County calf tests positive for rabies
A calf is the most recent animal to test positive for rabies in Pittsylvania County. Several animals in the past few months have been deemed rabid. On Monday the Virginia Department of Health announced that a calf tested positive in the Climax community...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Rabies, Pets, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses
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Ipads help special education students in Roanoke County.
ReporterTechnology has the power to change a person's life for the better. That's exactly what's happening in Roanoke County schools. Ipads are helping special education students both inside and outside the classroom. Connor Smith goes to Glenvar Middle...Tags: Human Body
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OUR HEALTH: Memory Care
Many of us joke about “senior moments,” when the car keys seem to have vanished into thin air. Such lapses are typical for the aging brain; if there are more significant lapses and confusion, testing for Alzheimers may be in order (dementia is...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, Human Body, Memory Loss
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UPDATED: Hillcats manager has surgery for injuries from foul ball
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Atlanta Braves minor league manager Luis Salazar has undergone surgery and was scheduled for more after being hit in the face by Brian McCann's foul liner while standing in the dugout during an exhibition game.
Salazar was...Tags: Surgery, Lake Buena Vista, Frank Wren , Chicago White Sox, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Fourth annual Chance Harman Classic Saturday in Floyd County
If you have no plans for Saturday and are interested in seeing some basketball, there is no better place to be, and no better cause to support, than the one in Floyd County.
"If it would have took a million dollars to save him, I am sure we could...Tags: Basketball, Education, Awards and Prizes, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Colleges and Universities
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Cyclist Kenny Wingfield is taking one final ride to raise money and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis research.
REPORTERCycling is healing both emotionally and physically for Kenny Wingfield of Roanoke County. He has had many health struggles over the years. Wingfield was formally diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1991, 23 years after contracting polio. Years later, a...Tags: New Orleans, Diseases and Illnesses, Los Angeles, Health, Human Interest
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