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Girl who used periwinkle to best leukemia blossoms into comic | |
August 24, 2014 In 1998, 8-year-old Lisa Mongillo of Arlington Heights took a Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii to see the periwinkle flower used to make one of the leukemia drugs doctors hoped would save her life. Now, she's a comedian in a two-woman show and works for a charity that helps kids. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140824/news/140829160/ |