Tri-City Student Battles Cancer

UNION CITY, CA — Ruqayyah "Cookie" Hassan has dreams - she wants to work in the field of cosmetology. But before she can attain her goals she must overcome a hurdle that most 16-year-old teens don't face - cancer. Cookie has Hodgkin's Lymphoma

The James Logan High School student lives with her mom, Shareena, who is a single mom.

A GoFundMe account has been set up to pay for "chemotherapy sessions and for other aspects of Cookie's life which will be affected by this cruel disease."

Organizers have set a goal of $50,000.

The Cookie Hassan fund is here.

- Photo courtesy GoFundMe

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