The Purple Heart recipient and decorated veteran is now facing a battle with Leukemia. Author: Jessica Miller, Sara Shookman Published: 7:01 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Updated: 7:26 PM EDT May 18, 2021
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio Chagrin Falls Fire Marshal Jim Finley isn’t a stranger to life’s unexpected. Just one month ago he received a shocking cancer diagnosis out of the blue. I just went to work and wasn t feeling great and ended up at Ahuja Medical Center thanks to our medical director, Finley said. [I was] thinking I was just tired or something and then they said leukemia cancer center so it just sort of flipped my world upside down there.
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CLEVELAND â When 61-year-old Ken Anderson was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma 3 years ago, he didnât know what to expect.
âIt kind of hits you. It hits you hard,â he said. âItâs a blood cancer, and itâs in your bone marrow, and it degenerates your bones is what it does.â
The cancer is incurable, but treatable.
âYou live with it and you have to have many rounds of chemotherapy to keep the myeloma at bay,â said Dr. Ted Teknos, the president of University Hospitalâs Seidman Cancer Center.
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CHAMBER SEEKS WAGE / BENEFIT DATA: The Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber is asking businesses in the Mahoning Valley to participate in a starting wages and benefits survey.
This survey is a tool for all businesses in the area that are interested in finding and keeping qualified workers.
It asks for information about the company, including industry and contact, type of benefits offered and starting and median wages for a variety of occupations. The final report will be available to businesses that participate at no cost. Only aggregate results will be published, and no company will be uniquely identified. Individual questionnaire information is kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with other entities.
Apr 5, 2021
SALEM Paul A. Hood passed away peacefully Saturday, April 3, 2021 following illness and complications following cancer surgery. Paul was born Jan. 17, 1950 to the late Herb Hood and Agnes Sell.
He was a graduate of Wellsville High School and pursued higher education at the University of Mount Union as well as Miami University and Kent State University.
He will be dearly missed by his devoted wife of 42 years, Jennifer (Dye) Hood, as well as his admiring daughter, Christina (Hood) Douglas; son-in-law, Michael Douglas, and two cherished grandchildren, Jaxson and Brooklynn. Paul is also survived by his loving sister, Cathy Hood; niece Alex Hiser, and nephew, Daniel Hiser, all of whom he truly enjoyed spending time with and he looked forward to their every visit.
Apr 5, 2021
Paul A. Hood passed away peacefully Saturday, April 3, 2021 following illness and complications following cancer surgery. Paul was born Jan. 17, 1950 to the late Herb Hood and Agnes Sell.
He was a graduate of Wellsville High School and pursued higher education at the University of Mount Union as well as Miami University and Kent State University.
He will be dearly missed by his devoted wife of 42 years, Jennifer (Dye) Hood, as well as his admiring daughter, Christina (Hood) Douglas; son-in-law, Michael Douglas, and two cherished grandchildren, Jaxson and Brooklynn. Paul is also survived by his loving sister, Cathy Hood; niece Alex Hiser, and nephew, Daniel Hiser, all of whom he truly enjoyed spending time with and he looked forward to their every visit.