Weight loss

9.In an early February surgery, a 22 pound tumor was removed.

Cline currently weighs 89 pounds.She has already had one of her 18 scheduled chemo treatments, but, although she admits she is still scared after hearing the diagnosis, her prognosis is good.“He [Dr.

Michael Gold] is predicting he can get it all,” Cline said.

Tammi Perry, her English teacher, said Cline is pulling her strength from the idea of going to her junior prom.

Both ladies went shopping Wednesday to pick out the dress, shoes and choose a hairstyle.“When she talks about the prom, she gets a real grin,” Perry said.As she was shopping for the dress, she left a canister to collect pop tabs, which help raise money to purchase equipment for the Ronald McDonald House.

For every pound of pop tabs donated, Ronald McDonald House Charities receive 75 cents.“The vo-tech collected them, but I never really got it until I went to he house and saw the people,” said Cline, who is now a firm supporter to bring awareness to the Ronald McDonald House.Cline's family stayed at the house while she was undergoing surgery and during her treatment.After her diagnosis, she built a support system.

“My family has been phenomenal, as well as Mrs.

Perry and the people at my school.”...

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