All posts tagged 'fatal brain cancer'

Actress Valerie Harper Dying Of Rare Brain Cancer

Posted on March 7th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Actress Valerie Harper, best known for her role as a stereotypically outspoken New Yorker in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” is dying of an unusual type of brain cancer, according to People magazine. And she’s using the experience as a teaching moment for America. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20679402,00.html?ncid=webmail2 In the shocking story 73-year-old ..
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Hall Of Fame Catcher Gary Carter Dies Of Brain Cancer

Posted on February 18th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter, a pivotal player when the New York Mets won the 1986 World Series, succumbed to brain cancer Thursday. He was 57. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/sports/baseball/gary-carter-exuberant-power-hitting-catcher-dies-at-57.html?_r=1 I recently blogged about Carter, who was a star player on the Montreal Expos and the Mets, when it was revealed that his condition..
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