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"Beanies for Baldies", A Story Of A Courageous Little Boy

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I used to post a lot of Etsy products when I first started my blog and realise I haven't done this for a while but today I'm going to share far more than just an etsy shop, this is a story about a very brave and courageous little boy called Preston Allen.  Preston's only 10 years old but has already had cancer twice in his life.  Preston comes from Murfreesboro, Tennessee in the USA and was first diagnosed with cancer at only 5 months old, battling his disease for the next 5 years of his life.  8 months after Preston's initial diagnosis his father was also diagnosed with cancer (stage 4 colon cancer). Preston's father fought his cancer for 8 years but sadly Prestons father passed away in April 2010. This was devastation enough to Preston's family and very sadly in August 2011 Preston was again diagnosed with  cancer this time Hodgkins Lymphoma.   Preston is now undergoing treatment for his cancer and this has caused him to loose all his hair so Pr...