Three Acres and Hope -- Cancer Survivors United to Build a Tangible Way to Encourage Others Facing the Dreaded Disease [Corrected 11/20/ 07]
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › November 20, 2007
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Shirley Farnsworth had been through two bouts of cancer when she learned about the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation and its sponsorship of parks dedicated to cancer survivors, their families and friends.
Farnsworth telephoned the foundation in 1995, asking about the possibility of a Memphis park. Twelve years and more than $1 million later, the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Park is preparing to open next week as the 23rd such park in the nation.See the full content of this document
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Three Acres and Hope -- Cancer Survivors United to Build a Tangible Way to Encourage Others Facing the Dreaded Disease [Corrected 11/20/ 07]
It holds special meaning for Farnsworth, 73, whose second bout with cancer came with a prognosis of 2 1/2 to 4 years. If the doctor had been right, she wouldn't have been around to see the opening of a park based on hope and the idea that cancer is not a death sentence.
The 3.5-acre Memphis park is on the ...See the full content of this document
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