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After using nutritious, home-cooked food to help nurse her son back to health when he was suffering from cancer, Danielle Cook Navidi is giving back by teaching other parents the cooking skills and recipes to give their cancer-stricken kids strength. NBC's Jamie Gangel reports. (TODAY)

A terminally ill woman in New York is fighting for her right to die and be removed from life support, but her parents are suing to stop her. WNBC's Roseanne Colletti reports. (NBC News)

Avalanna Ruth, a six-year-old girl battling aggressive cancer, got a surprise visit from her favorite superstar, Justin Bieber. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)

An elderly woman with "nothing to lose" foiled a bank robbery in South Florida, telling reporters the female thief got on her "last nerve." WTVJ's Steve Litz reports. (NBC News)

Michael Douglas spent the Thanksgiving holiday with his wife and two children in Orlando, Fla., despite grim reports that the actor is losing his battle with cancer. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports. 

Actor Michael Douglas, who has begun chemotherapy and radiation treatments for aggressive stage 4 cancer, faces hair loss, changes to his voice and severe fatigue. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.