This year's holiday appeal marks the 32nd year of The Ledger's Newspaper with a Heart campaign. There are no overhead costs.
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He was cleaning carpets for the same company he'd been with since 1987. Blessed with a loving, well-behaved son, one he raises pretty much on his own, money was tight but adequate. Unknown to him, however, his life was preparing to unravel. Busy with work and his son, Anthony, he ignored pains in his abdomen and excessive thirst that had him drinking gallons of soda and Kool-Aid. Then things got really bad.