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Harada benefit set for May 2

A chili dinner and silent auction benefit event for local woman, Janine Harada, 59, who is battling two stage four cancers, is set for Saturday, May 2.

Nichole Artis, Harada's daughter, said her mother has stage 4 metastatic cholangiocarcinoma and stage four mantle cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

"She got diagnosed with two really rare, stage four terminal cancers on the same day," she said. "She just found out in December."

Artis said she admires her mother's strength and selflessness.

The proceeds from this event will be used toward medical and travel expenses that have added up.

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