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Sherrie Cramer of Sacramento, California returned to the Chinese province where she adopted her now 16-year-old daughter. She hopes to find a match for the bone marrow donation the girl needs to survive.
HEADLINE: Calif. mom goes to China to save daughter's life
CAPTION: Sherrie Cramer of Sacramento, California returned to the Chinese province where she adopted her now 16-year-old daughter. She hopes to find a match for the bone...
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