American doctor helps women who can’t afford surgery to honour mum


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In May, Dr Lampert will offer free reconstructive and medically necessary plastic surgery to mums in Florida who are under-insured or do not have insurance. Photo: Andres Herrnandez Studio/Dr Joshua Lampert/TNS

Dr Joshua Lampert misses his mum more than usual when May comes around.

Adele Lynn Lampert died March 2020 at 68. She battled for over a decade with metastatic pheochromocytoma, a rare form of cancer that spread throughout her body.

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