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Lawyer Courtney Blakeslee-Cush dies at 34

Courtney Blakeslee-Cush had never been sick a day in her life, according to her family.

But when she learned, while pregnant with her second son, that she had stomach and esophageal cancer, Blakeslee-Cush had one mission - make sure her baby was born as strong as possible.

"She sacrificed everything," said her father, Richard Blakeslee. "She thought nothing of herself and would do...

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