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God Is Good: Leah Still Marks One Year Of Cancer Remission! 

Good news is always needed nowadays and here is one inspiring story that will put a smile on your face.

Houston Texans defensive lineman Devon Still took to Instagram to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of his 5-year-old daughter Leah being cancer free. Leah suffered from a form of pediatric cancer and 

“I want to wish a Happy (2nd) Birthday to my baby, Leah,” Devon wrote. “Today, March 25th, marks a year of her being in remission! A day she was given a second chance at life. There’s not enough hours in a day, days in a month, or months in a year to tell you how much I love you and how proud of you I am.”

Leah was given a 50-50 chance of survival after being diagnosed with Stage IV neuroblastoma, Today wrote. And since then, the Stills took their fight public, raising millions of dollars for pediatric cancer and raising awareness, so much so that the little girl and ESPY award last year for her courage. (Today)

Boy Bye: New Jersey’s Chris Christie Wants Escaped Political Prisoner Assata Returned From Cuba

Chris Christie Sworn In For Second Term As Governor Of New Jersey

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For the second time, Chris Christie has demanded that former Black Panther Assata Shakur be returned from Cuba to the state of New Jersey. In an op-ed he wrote for NewJersey.com, Christie reminds readers that while we celebrate President Barack Obama’s recent trip to the Caribbean island that trip “doesn’t come without a price.”

He claims that allowing for Shakur to Cuba, who was convicted in 1977 of the 1972 killing of Werner Foerster on the New Jersey Turnpike, lets Shakur get away with being a “cop killer” while Foerster family goes without justice.

He wrote, “I urge the president to do what common sense and decency requires—that he demand the return of convicted murderer Joanne Chesimard, who stands remorseless and free after the cold-blooded, execution-style killing of a New Jersey State Trooper and the serious wounding of another.”

However Cuba has been clear that they are not going to hand over Shakur, who was sentenced to life in prison but escaped and fled to Cuba where then president Fidel Castro granted her political asylum in 1984.

Meanwhile, Christie has come under serious fire lately for endorsing Donald Trump for president, which has resulted in six New Jersey newspapers calling for Christie’s resignation. Translation: Worry about you boo. #HandsOffAssata (NewJersey.Com)

 

Morning Minute: Leah Still Marks One Year Of Cancer Remission!  was originally published on hellobeautiful.com