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Spokane Valley child who inspired local blood drives dies of cancer

2024-08-14

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Callie Anderson would have been an incoming 6th grader this year in Spokane Valley.

Unfortunately, Callie was diagnosed with cancer when she only two years old. According to a family friend, Callie died on Tuesday, August 13 at the age of 11.

She attended Sunrise Elementary School where they held blood drives in honor of her and other students who have or had have cancer.

Sunrise Elementary School hosts second blood drive for students battling cancer | News | kxly.com

The school will be hosting another blood drive in honor of Callie on Wednesday, September 25th from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sunrise Blood Elementary

There has been a GoFundMe set up to help her family financially during this tough time. If you would like to donate, you can click HERE .

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Joy Trevino

08-15

She kept up the real fight..bless her and her family. She is free of sickness now and with God.

Grapecrush

08-15

F cancer.All these years and it's not figured out yet. But if they cure cancer their money pigs dry up.Very strange all the Top cancer doctors and researchers dying in plane crashes.THINK PEOPLE! THIS US ALL IN PURPOSE.☹️

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