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Twin Brother Keeps Pinky Promise to Remember Sister Who Died of Rare Spinal Cancer at 22

By

Wendy Grossman Kantor

20d ago· 6 min readenNews

Summary

Megan Sporny was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive spinal cord cancer at age 14. After fighting the disease through high school, it returned during her freshman year of college. Before she died on June 1, 2023, she confided in her twin brother Andy that she feared being forgotten. He made a pinky promise to keep her memory alive, and he has been fulfilling that promise by sharing her story.

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That broke me. I looked her in the eyes and I double pinky promised her that that would absolutely never happen. I was like, 'I will make sure of it by telling every'
I looked her in the eyes and I double pinky promised her that that would absolutely never happen.
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During her freshman year of high school, Megan Sporny, 14, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer in her spinal cord. Despite trying everything, her cancer returned for the final time during her freshman year of college.

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