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Sunday, January 27, 2013  The Quincy community came together to help Jackson Weppler, a three-year-old battling stage 3 liver cancer.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  A family friend confirmed Easton Superman Zanger passed away Saturday afternoon after spending weeks in a medically induced coma at St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  City officials, including Mayor John Spring, said that the city water is safe to drink.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  A Tri-State family's story of loss and heartbreak has captured the hearts of thousands from across the MidWest.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  We, at KHQA, have had the privilege of meeting many CDH survivors. This week, we'd like you to meet Anna.

Saturday, July 21, 2012  One Monroe City girl got her final wish Saturday.

Saturday, June 23, 2012  A Quincy girl is getting some support from a St. Louis frozen yogurt chain as she prepares to Pedal the Cause this fall.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Friday night the Hannibal community is coming together to raise money for a baby battling a life-long disorder.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  A renowned St. Louis surgeon visited Quincy Wednesday to educate our doctors on the signs and treatment of CDH.

Friday, December 23, 2011  St. Louis Children's Hospital got a helping hand for research for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia or CDH from the Tri-States.

Sunday, October 23, 2011  A Tri-State family's story of loss and heartbreak has captured the hearts of thousands from across the MidWest. Sunday, more than a thousand people attended the third annual Cadan's Carnival to support CDH Awareness.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  If you've ever known someone to have a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, you know the struggles and sometimes devastation a family can face. CDH is a birth defect affecting 1 in 2,200 babies. Only about 65 percent survive. We visited with one mother who says it's possible. Her daughter's living proof.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011  One family in the Tri-States is using their sad story to raise awareness of this birth defect that affects 1 in every 2,000 babies.

Tuesday, April 07, 2009  Tiffany Frericks gave birth last November to a boy, but during her 23rd week of pregnancy, Tiffany learned that Cadan would be born with a birth defect known as "congenital daphragmatic hernia" or C-D-H.