NewsMarch 21, 2018
Missouri pediatric cancer patient dies
COLUMBIA, Mo. � A 10-year-old cancer patient who was featured in commercials for St. Jude Children�s Research Hospital and honored at several sporting events has died. The Springfield News-Leader reported a service in Columbia was streamed live online Monday to celebrate Elizabeth Joy �Lizzy� Wampler. ...
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COLUMBIA, Mo. � A 10-year-old cancer patient who was featured in commercials for St. Jude Children�s Research Hospital and honored at several sporting events has died.
The Springfield News-Leader reported a service in Columbia was streamed live online Monday to celebrate Elizabeth Joy �Lizzy� Wampler.
Grandfather Dee Wampler posted Thursday on Facebook that Lizzy�s �courage and faith was made known to thousands.�
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Lizzy�s story was chronicled through many news outlets and social media throughout the years. Her parents shared her journey on a Facebook page, �Elizabeth Joy�s Walk of Faith: Together standing for Victory.�
An obituary states Lizzy has decided to continue helping others by donating parts of her body to St. Jude for further research and to help find a cure for osteosarcoma, the bone cancer she battled.
Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com
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