SF Chronicle Writer Alicia Parlette Loses Her Battle With Cancer
Alicia Parlette, the young San Francisco Chronicle writer who had been documenting her struggles with cancer, died yesterday at the age of 28 after five years of fighting the disease.
The details of her final days are both heartbreaking and beautiful.
From the SF Chronicle:
Ms. Parlette went to the emergency room on April 2 with breathing problems and debilitating pain in her hip. Tumors in her lungs had grown to the point she could no longer breathe on her own, and the tumor in her hip had caused it to fracture.
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
Subscribe today!
To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber
Already a member? Sign in