TAKE A BREAK: Families who change the world

Local family, new movie, show 'Extraordinary Measures' pay off

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She's just 5 years old and she's adorable. And she has no idea that there's anything wrong with her. Lori Sames and her husband Matt have successfully kept their daughter Hannah from knowing exactly what ails her, or what it could mean for... Full story

TAKE A BREAK: Catching up with the Cusato Quads

Kids that captured headlines now in kindergarten

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Like any miracle, this one was unexpected. Oh, Karen Cusato knew she was pregnant but she and her husband never imagined they'd be bringing quads home from the hospital. That was more than 5 years ago. Today, the babies that captured hearts and... Full story

Take A Break: Skydiving Great Great Granny

But jumping out of planes may be the easiest thing she does

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  In November, after turning 95 years old, Eleanor Cunningham of Schoharie County woman celebrated in a big way. By jumping out of a plane.   She was no rookie though, having made her first jump back in 2004. When she turned... Full story

TAKE A BREAK: The Cookie Ladies

Mechanicville 'Sister Act' bakes and bakes and bakes...

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In at least one Mechanicville house, for it to feel like Christmas, it has to taste like Christmas. Gloria Piccirilli is 85 years old. Her sister, Isabelle Cifone is 94. For the past 40 years, they have been the cookie makers in their... Full story

TAKE A BREAK: Christmas Joy in the Pediatric Unit

Giving young patients a special opportunity

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It's not Christmas morning but at Albany Med there are presents, presents everywhere. But they're not presents for children in the pediatric unit to take. They're presents for them to give. Every year, right around Christmas, young patients get... Full story

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