Red Raider helps cancer patient's dying wish come true - MyFoxLubbock.com
At a young age he fought a tough fight. Doctor Joshua Gaines was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer when he was 30-years-old, which has now resulted in liver failure.
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So, his family started taking donations to fund a private plane. But his alma mater, the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, helped find an anonymous donor who donated a plane to get Doctor Gaines back to his family. The donor is a Texas Tech alumni.
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