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Peachtree Family to Participate in Children's 15th Annual Care-a-Thon
The Cresswell family will participate in Children's 15th annual Care-a-Thon, broadcasting from 5 a.m. on July 20 until 6 p.m. on July 21.
The annual WSB Care-a-Thon benefiting the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center is quickly approaching, and the Peachtree area has a patient and family that will be featured on-air.
During this 37-hour broadcast event, listeners will enjoy popular on-air personalities, special guests and inspiring interviews with patients. Participants will be discussing the amazing journeys of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta patients, encouraging listeners to make donations to the center. The Care-a-Thon will begin at 5 a.m. on July 20 and continue until 6 p.m. on July 21, and listeners can tune in on 95.5 FM or AM 750.
Milly Cresswell of Peachtree City will be participating in this year’s Care-a-Thon. Milly graduated early from high school, and moved across the country to San Francisco to begin her exciting adventure at the Academy of Art University.
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It was during her freshman year that Milly began experiencing pain in her leg. An MRI revealed that it was not the hairline fracture that the Cresswells expected, but a tumor caused by Ewing’s Sarcoma. After six treatments of chemotherapy, doctors at the Aflac Cancer Center removed the cancerous portion of Milly’s fibula.
Tune in to the WSB Care-a-Thon to learn about the Cresswells’ journey.