Giulia:
Giulia Rozzi
March 17, 2008 | 6:54 pm EST
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Katie:
Dean Karmen Shows Steven Colbert How To Filter Water
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Nicole:
East Meets West at Dubai Art Fair, But Shadow of Migrant Labor Remains
TakePart’s “I Am Voting For” Campaign Wants You To Vote the Issues
Scarlett Johansson Dates For Charity
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Gina:
Top 10 Films That Have Helped to Frame the War in Iraq
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Kerry:
Today’s Oprah show had me in tears (as usual). The program introduced us to Amy and Randy Stoen, parents to three-year old Madelaine who was recently diagnosed alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that had spread to the left side of her face. To try to save her life, doctors started chemotherapy right away but the time and money spent on their daughters treatment has left the couple in a financial struggle and fearful that they may loose their home.
Inspired by Oprah’s new show “Oprah’s Big Give” Simon Cowel from American Idol generously paid off the Stoen’s mortgage. Cowell wrote the family a $162,000 personal check and offered to continue his assistance to help relieve some of the couples stress. While Cowell’s donation can’t cure Madelaine’s disease, it will certainly help ease some of the burden this medical situation has created for the Stoen family.
