Tuesday, February 3, 2009-- Community Health Charities of Tennessee hosted the second annual
Champions in Health Awards Dinner and Celebration. The event was held in Jamison Hall at The Factory in historic Franklin, Tennessee, and before the night was over, Volunteers of the Year from 29 CHC of TN member charities had been honored, along with this year’s Corporate Leader in Health, FedEx Corporation and FedEx Technology Services, and this year’s individual Leader in Health, Dr. Harry Jacobson.
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Juvenile arthritis (JA) refers to any form of arthritis or an arthritis-related condition that develops in children or teenagers who are less than 18 years of age. 
Tori Hopkins, 2 years old, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in June 2006. One night when she was just 13 months, Tori cried out suddenly in pain. Thinking their youngest daughter was tired or coming down with something, her parents, Jessica and Jack, decided to calm her with a warm bath. But once in the water, Tori couldn’t sit up or keep her face out of the water. Immediately, her parents’ worry turned to alarm. They took Tori to the local emergency room, but initial X-rays revealed nothing serious. When doctors finally performed a CT scan a day later, it revealed a tumor behind Tori's kidney called neuroblastoma, a common solid tumor of childhood.
