Collierville judge overcomes rare cancer
Collierville's municipal judge Lee Ann Pafford Dobson had a rare form of cancer that required one the fingers on her right hand to be amputated in January. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Collierville’s municipal judge has overcome a rare form of cancer that affects only 60 Americans each year. And she has a missing middle finger to prove it.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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