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Community raising funds for local woman battling cancer

by LAUREN REICHENBACH
Staff Writer | February 8, 2024 1:00 AM

SANDPOINT — A year after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, Sandpoint local Sierra Kramer remains hopeful as she waits to travel across the country for a potentially life-saving surgery in Houston, Texas.

To help the 24-year-old’s family cover the cost of the expensive surgery, a dinner and concert fundraiser is being held next month at Cedar Hills Church.

In January 2023, Kramer was diagnosed with Stage II Cardiac Angiosarcoma, a group of soft tissue sarcomas, characterized by aggressive local growth and early spread. With no standard treatment for the extremely rare cancer, surgery has proven to be the most effective way to treat the disease.

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