Niki Costello received about $1,500 in hair treatments from Jeffrey LaMorte Salon in Orland Park, after chemotherapy as part of treatment for multiple sclerosis led to total hair loss.
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- Ben Feldheim
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Niki Costello had long hair her entire life. The mother of two from Manhattan’s hair was down to her waist, and sometimes a little longer. In April, Costello underwent stem cell treatment for multiple sclerosis, part of which required chemotherapy. “They say not everyone loses their hair while in chemotherapy, but at my first appointment I was told 100 percent hair loss,” Costello said. “It became a real fear. What would the people in my life think? It may seem trivial, but it was reality setting in of how serious this treatment would be.” She was first diagnosed with the condition in 2008. Four years later, standard treatments weren’t helping Costello. She decided to take part in a new stem cell program through Northwestern Memorial …
Orland Park’s 11th Annual Chef’s Auction was a night of food, drink and commiserating, but all for a cause.
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- Ben Feldheim
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Frann Carnivele-Sidlow has two ages. “I’m 47, or one-and-a-half, depending on how you look at it,” she said. Carnivele-Sidlow was 30-years-old when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time she was “on top of the world.” She had just met who would become her husband, and was busy directing theater and singing. After treatments, she went into remission, started a family and got on with life. But about a year-and-a-half ago, the cancer returned. This time a mastectomy was performed, but before she was clear a tumor on her thyroid had to be taken out as well. “Cancer has no prejudices,” Carnivele-Sidlow said. “It doesn’t care what color you are, what sex you are, how old you are. It doesn’t make a difference. We have to find a …
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