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Fundraiser Started For West Fargo Teacher & Coach After Brain Tumor Surgery

November 10, 2020

TJ Nelson,

WEST FARGO, N.D. — A GoFundMe account is started for a West Fargo physical education teacher and coach after a serious health scare. Justin Behm noticed hearing loss in August 2019. After an MRI last May, it turns out he had a benign but very large brain tumor. A nerve was damaged during surgery and Behm had complete facial paralysis…

Cuban Teen in U.S. for Surgery, Dies of Complications

Zayas and his family traveled from Cuba to Miami for the operation

January 22, 2018

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INTERNATIONAL — Health officials say the Cuban teen who had surgery to remove a 10 pound tumor on his face has died. Fourteen-year-old Emanuel Zayas developed kidney and lung complications after the surgery to remove the benign tumor. Zayas and his family traveled from Cuba to Miami for the operation. His family requested Zayas’ body be donated to science…

Teen to Have 10 Pound Tumor Removed from Face

The first surgery is scheduled for January 12 and is expected to take about 12 hours to remove the mass and reconstruct Emanuel's nose

December 27, 2017

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FLORIDA — A Cuban teen is set to have a life-threatening 10 pound tumor removed from his face by Florida doctors. Doctors say the massive tumor is about the size of a basketball and is causing not only breathing problems for 14-year-old Emanuel Zayas, but he is unable to eat through his mouth. They say the tumor was at…

Moorhead Superintendent Ends Long Career in School District

She has worked for the district in a number of roles since the 1980's

November 30, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — This was the last day of work for Moorhead Public Schools Superintendent Lynne Kovash. She was supposed to retire next June but she moved it up as she continues to battle pancreatic cancer. She has worked for the district in a number of roles since the 1980’s. Lynne wrote on her Caring Bridge page quote: “I am…

Actress Kate Walsh Breaks Silence on Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Surgeons were able to remove the tumor, and she was able to make a full recovery

September 18, 2017

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NATIONAL — Actress Kate Walsh of Grey’s Anatomy and the spin-off series, Private Practice, is breaking her silence over a 2015 diagnosis she never saw coming. In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Walsh says doctors diagnosed her with a brain tumor. She says she did not take her fatigue and other symptoms seriously, thinking it was her busy schedule and…

Benefit for “Friendly Smiles” Employee Fighting Incurable Tumor

One woman is suffering from an incurable tumor and her family and friends held a benefit for her

June 13, 2017

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — A “FUNraiser” was held for one local woman who is battling an incurable spinal cord tumor. Caitlin Posch was diagnosed with the tumor in January. Her neurosurgeon was unable to completely remove it, causing her to go through radiation and chemotherapy in attempts to control the tumor. A benefit including games, a bake sale and a silent auction…