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Pascack Valley High School lacrosse team ‘adopts’ 8-year-old girl battling brain cancer

<p>A high school girls lacrosse team &ldquo;adopted&rdquo; an 8-year-old girl who is battling brain cancer in an effort to lift her spirits. Delia Mattessich, of River Vale, was diagnosed with a brain tumor six months ago and had to undergo brain surgery in October. &ldquo;Devastation and so scared,&rdquo; says her mother Diane Mattessich. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t know what was ahead. I didn&rsquo;t know if she was going to have a future. But Diane says that the worst is now behind her d...</p>

News 12 Staff

Apr 25, 2017, 11:04 PM

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