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DuBOIS — The anticipation began building in early June, when DuBois Central Catholic School first announced it would be holding a raffle to give away a brand new 2023 Corvette ....
FORCE â Faith Marie Spicher of Force will turn 2 years old Jan. 15, receiving her last chemotherapy treatment that day, and once again beating the odds stacked against her. Faith was born with Trisomy 18, also known as âEdwards Syndrome,â a condition caused by an error in cell division, resulting in an extra chromosome 18 and disrupting the pattern of development, according to the Trisomy 18 Foundationâs website. It occurs in about one of every 2,500 pregnancies in the country. Brandi Spicher said there was a five to 10 percent chance Faith would make it to 1 year old, let alone 2. In August, the Spichers found out their daughter had a two-inch tumor on her kidney, a âwilmsâ tumor,â which children with Trisomy 18 have a high chance of developing. She has been undergoing chemotherapy treatments at Childrenâs Hospital of Pittsburgh since September, now receiving them every three weeks. ....