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Pancake breakfast to help pay for Joe Conlin's medical bills
By Terry Jacoby, Heritage Newspapers
PUBLISHED: June 7, 2007
Family and friends of Joe Conlin are reaching out to their extended family in and around Chelsea.
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Joe Conlin, 29, was diagnosed in 2000 with Aveolar Soft Part Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer with no known cure. The cost of health care has had a severe impact on the family and they could use some help paying bills.
Pancakes for Joe, a fund-raiser for the Conlin family, will be held between 7 a.m. and noon Sunday at the Chelsea Fairgrounds.
Conlin has family in the Chelsea area, including cousins Patrick Conlin Jr. and Jody Regnier. All of the food is being donated by Chelsea businesses.
"People I know in Chelsea keep coming up to me and asking how they can help," said Regnier. "Come enjoy some pancakes is a great way to help."
Joe, a Saline native, attended Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard High School and Eastern Michigan University, where he received his bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 2005.
The son of Judge Richard Conlin and Jean DeFord Conlin, he has undergone an above-the-knee legamputation, several surgeries of the brain and lungs as well as many rounds of chemotherapy and other experimental therapies since this battle began.
He is currently on leave from Domino's Farms, where he works in security.
Conlin has been married to Amy, a social worker, for seven years and they have a 6-year-old daughter, Connor.
Donations will be accepted at the pancake breakfast or donations can be made directly to the family. Send donations to Chelsea State Bank, 1010 S. Main St., Chelsea, MI 48118.
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