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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Gose

How notorious billionaire Leona Helmsley’s foundation is saving lives in rural America

Philanthropy Rural Donations - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

When Marcy Smith’s oncologist told her she needed radiation treatment for breast cancer, her first response was no. She’d already had a lumpectomy and four rounds of chemotherapy. The radiation would require six weeks of treatment in Billings, Montana — 220 miles from her Glendive home.

It was too far away to drive there each day, and she couldn’t miss work or leave her foster children to relocate.

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