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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Emergency services, May 10 Art in Bloom in downtown Medford Emergency services, May 9 Jackson County deputies searching for wanted man after pursuit Medford schools still filling admin roles Crime, Courts and Emergency Services Emergency services, May 10 Emergency services, May 9 Jackson County deputies searching for wanted man after pursuit Medford man sentenced in machete attack Suspect in OSP meth stop will face federal charges Politics and Elections Ashland water bills could go up to fund watershed protection Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline opponents rally in Medford BREAKING: Baltimore prosecutor charges officers in Freddie Gray's death Earthquakes hit regularly in Medford (Oklahoma, that is) Medford School Board, Position 6: Curt Ankerberg vs. Janet Lightheart Education Medford schools still filling admin roles Appeals court rules against Central Point schools on bus outsourcing Hedrick principal to take helm at North Medford High School More kindergartners vaccinated in 2015 Elementary students honor local police officers Environment Ashland water bills could go up to fund watershed protection Crater Lake may soon have China connection State waives college placement tests for students who hit high marks Stopping fire in its tracks Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline opponents rally in Medford State News Remains of soldier killed in 1951 to be buried in Roseburg Obama makes pitch on trade deal at Nike: 'Just do it' Forecast for 2015 predicts busy wildfire season Cheers and protest signs greet President Obama in Oregon Oregon Senate OKs bill banning 'conversion therapy' Nation - World There's a $10 million precious stone hidden in plain sight at Grand Central Obituaries Dorothy Evans Helen Nadine Sankey Dickie Miles Hayes Nita Day Layne Alan Battenfield Weather Photo Galleries Since You Asked Videos Web Cams Mail Tribune 100 Shareable Sports Latest Stories Borchers, Valeri score, Timbers beat Impact Pierce's buzzer-beater lifts Wiz past Hawks Kirk nudges in front at Players Winston files counterclaim, denies he raped woman Crater's Oshiro, Giles qualify for state tourney Varsity 541 College Sports Trio of Raiders shine as CC meet opens Beavers' Moore shuts out Utah, 3-0 Oregon clinches share of Pac-12 title Ex-Panthers Baldovino, Owirka earn honors In the zone Pro Sports Borchers, Valeri score, Timbers beat Impact Pierce's buzzer-beater lifts Wiz past Hawks Kirk nudges in front at Players Winston files counterclaim, denies he raped woman Rose's buzzer-beater sinks Cavs Community Sports Bailey picks up modified win Wilson delivers in return of local boxing Palmer breezes to second straight men’s title Business Latest Stories People in Business Business briefs: Avista, Mcintosh, BOLI Blog: 1-800-Flowers.com SEC filing provides peek into Harry & David revenue and cost figures Blog: Mom is Our Hero! 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Ashland boy dies after long battle with cancer Comment By John Darling for the Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By John Darling for the Mail Tribune Posted May. 7, 2015 at 9:03 AM Updated May 7, 2015 at 9:29 AM By John Darling for the Mail Tribune Posted May. 7, 2015 at 9:03 AM Updated May 7, 2015 at 9:29 AM » Social News Thirteen-year old Alex Shepherd of Ashland died Tuesday evening of brain cancer, with his family at his side. Alex, an avid snowboarder, bicyclist and cat-lover was diagnosed in 2013 with anaplastic astrocytoma and underwent dozens of radiation treatments, chemotherapy and four brain surgeries. As a gift from Make-a-Wish Foundation, he and his family in winter 2013 were flown to Hawaii for a four-day vacation and some surfing and paragliding — a main wish of Alex's. On the way, Alex and his parents, Dan and Aushna, appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show, where they were given $10,000 and a new Mazda to help them make the frequent trips for treatment in Portland. On team-alex.com, his mother posted her thoughts about the passing, noting it was peaceful and his sister Lily and lifelong cat pal were there also. He had five cats. When he visited her show, DeGeneres gave a delighted Alex a DVD called "Best Moments of Cat Week" from her show. “Alex is a huge cat fanatic,” Aushna said at the time. “He started really loving the Ellen show when she started doing cat week, and that's why he wanted to meet her so much.” Alex, a student at Ashland Middle School, played soccer, got good grades, volunteered at the animal shelter and wanted to become a doctor, “so he could help people,” his Team Alex website said. On the show, DeGeneres said, “You're an amazing, brave young man.” She showed a video of Alex snow skiing just months after extensive radiation and chemotherapy, as well as surgeries, which included the removal of a “banana-sized tumor,” Aushna Shepherd says. Alex was a healthy, normal child until one day in April 2013, when he suffered a grand mal seizure, said his father, a critical care nurse at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, in an interview in 2014. “Till then, he was a totally fine, smart, good-looking athletic boy, whose dream was to become a surgeon," says Aushna. "Then one day, the seizure. Then the diagnosis, the worst thing you could ever hear about your own child.” On the show, Dan said, “It was a major turning point in all our lives — beyond belief.” John Darling is an Ashland freelance writer. Reach him at [email protected]. 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