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Will's Battle: A Cancer Survivor's Story

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Will's Battle: A Cancer Survivor's Story

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Birmingham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Will's Battle: A Cancer Survivor's Story. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

15-year-old Will Roberts from Tuscaloosa County stepped up on crutches at a cancer awareness town hall at Shelton State Community College, opening up about his battle with osteosarcoma, a tough bone cancer. He shared how doctors had to amputate part of his leg to fight the disease, admitting he's scared and doesn't want to die, all while standing with his. Parents in front of a crowd rallying for cancer support. Nearly a dozen folks there told their own stories of how cancer hit them or their families turning the event into a real show of strength and community backing. Shelton State went all in by adopting Roberts as one of their buccaneers, complete with assigning ceremony, swag, and lifetime tickets to campus. Sports. The president even invited him to hang with the teams and travel along, all tied to the friends of Jacqueline Foundation's mission to lift up kids facing. Cancer like this. That's your update from Birmingham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.

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