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Zack Tanner
ztanner@post-gazette.com

 

July 15, 2019

Physician Assistant Hannah Doyle, left, reacts as she listens to Mary Beth Brown, right, 37, talk about her emotional struggles as a mother, wife, and daughter while undergoing treatment for her stage four, metastatic breast cancer during a visit to the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Shadyside. Mary Beth’s parents, Douglas Basinger and Mary Lou Basinger, both 63, at back, often drive drive their daughter to the city of medical appointments and treatment. Mrs. Basinger quit her job in order to help babysit Mary Beth’s children and take care of the Browns’ home.