In 2021, Jim Hickey started a walk across Nebraska for a Cozad girl with cancer, but stopped short of his goal when the 62-year-old discovered he himself had cancer.
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Paishence Hansen (right) and sister Preslee ride in a wagon as their family walks to Children's Nebraska on Saturday with Jim Hickey and members of the Omaha Fire Department. Paishence was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 3 after tumors were found in her brain and spine.
Paishence, 7, and sister Preslee ride in a wagon as their family walks alongside Jim Hickey and members of the Omaha Fire Department. Hickey and Paishence’s family started the last mile of the walk near 90th Street and West Dodge Road, walking east on Dodge to Children’s Nebraska.
Jim Hickey walks alongside members of the Omaha Fire Department as he finishes his trek across Nebraska for 7-year-old cancer patient Paishence Hansen, shown in front of him with her family. Hickey, after undergoing treatment himself for bladder and kidney cancer, walked the last mile of his journey on March 23.
Jim Hickey walks alongside members of the Omaha Fire Department as he finishes his trek across Nebraska for 7-year-old cancer patient Paishence Hansen, shown in front of him with her family. Hickey, after undergoing treatment himself for bladder and kidney cancer, walked the last mile of his journey on March 23.
Paishence Hansen (right) and sister Preslee ride in a wagon as their family walks to Children's Nebraska on Saturday with Jim Hickey and members of the Omaha Fire Department. Paishence was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 3 after tumors were found in her brain and spine.
Paishence, 7, and sister Preslee ride in a wagon as their family walks alongside Jim Hickey and members of the Omaha Fire Department. Hickey and Paishence’s family started the last mile of the walk near 90th Street and West Dodge Road, walking east on Dodge to Children’s Nebraska.
