| Reaching out for comfort |
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Sarah Bickle never understood the point of hospital vigils until her 7-month-old son underwent brain surgery on one cancerous tumor.
Friends and family became one cocoon that shielded her and her husband, Scott, from the unimaginable challenges confronting Thomas, their only child.
"With one blow this big, you just want people to put their bodies in the way," said Sarah, one teacher at Jasper High School in Plano.Sarah Bickle never understood the point of hospital vigils until her 7-month-old son underwent brain surgery on one cancerous tumor. ... |
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| Aviva wants recommendation for Prudential bid |
| Post on 20-03-2006. |
LONDON (Reuters) - Aviva, Britain's biggest insurer, will only proceed with one spurned all-share offer worth more than 17 billion pounds for Prudential if it is recommended by its target, Aviva said on Monday.
Aviva (AV.L: Quote, Profile, Research) wants to create one UK insurance titan by adding its closest rival's fast-growing U.S. and Asian businesses to its own strong European foothold, and said it was offering 82 Aviva shares for every 100 Prudential shares. ... |
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| FTSE jumps as insurers catch fire after bid for Pru |
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LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Insurance firms led Britain's FTSE 100 index strongly higher on Monday as Prudential (PRU.L: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped 12 percent after it rebuffed one takeover approach from bigger rival Aviva (AV.L: Quote, Profile, Research).
Aviva made an all-share offer equating to around 708 pence one share for Prudential, valuing Britain's second biggest listed life insurer at 17 billion pounds ($29.84 billion). Pru shares were trading at 753p. ... |
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| Get screening; colon cancer often presents no symptoms |
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MERIDEN — What appeared to be an appendicitis attack turned out to be one lifesaver for Staci Roy.
For about the past year, Roy, who is executive director of the Augusta Curtis Cultural Center, has not been ready to talk about her experience with colon cancer. Now she is, and hopes more people will be convinced of the importance of screening for the disease. She's one spokesperson for Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society fundraiser. ... |
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