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Teenaged girls with cancer celebrate turning 15 years old with a group birthday bash in Nicaragua.
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Norma del Carmen Blandin, a cancer patient, prepares for her 15th birthday party, organized by the Nicaraguan Association of Mothers and Fathers of Children with Leukemia and Cancer (MAPANICA) in Managua, Nicaragua October 21, 2017.
Norma del Carme Blandin sits in a wheelchair inside her bedroom at the Casa-Albergue in La Mascota children's hospital in Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Norma del Carme Blandin sits in her wheelchair in the garden of Casa-Albergue at the La Mascota children's hospital in Managua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Norma del Carme Blandin sits in a wheelchair while waiting for a stylist at a salon. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Cancer patients take a selfie while preparing. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Kristel Solange Rodriguez prepares for the party. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Cancer patients prepare for their 15th birthday party. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Volunteer stylist Juan prepares Norma del Carmen Blandin. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Volunteer stylist Juan prepares Norma del Carmen Blandin. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Volunteer stylist Juan prepares a cancer patient for her 15th birthday party. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Norma del Carmen Blandin speaks with her godmother before the party. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Cancer patients take part in a 15th birthday party. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Norma del Carmen Blandin and her father take part in the party. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Norma del Carmen Blandin and her father dance. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Cancer patients pose for a group photo. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
A member of musical group Xolo Batucada dances with cancer patients. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
A cancer patient poses for a photo before celebrating her 15th birthday party. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
Erika Talavera, a cancer patient, takes part in her 15th birthday party. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas