Devante

She lives in fear; she's helping to raise her nephew, Devante (ph) who is a friend of Derrion Albert who was beaten to death on this spot just a few weeks ago.

CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2009 2009

Because of the family's reduced income, the six months of chemotherapy treatments Devante received were covered by Medicaid.

Marian Wright Edelman: Life and Death and Child Health Reform 2009

Isn't it time for America to get its priorities straight and to protect all of its children in national health legislation this year so that Bert and Devante and all the other children we hear about do not have to die or suffer because we refuse to provide them effective and cost effective child health care?

Marian Wright Edelman: What Are America's Real Values? 2009

She's helping to raise her -- her nephew, Devante (ph), who is a friend of Derrion Albert's, who was beaten to death on this spot just a few weeks ago.

CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2009 2009

As a testament to his character, Devante remained upbeat and optimistic about the new treatment.

Marian Wright Edelman: Life and Death and Child Health Reform 2009

Devante and his mother were then told that a new three-year course of chemotherapy, radiation and constant monitoring were critical to Devante's recovery.

Marian Wright Edelman: Life and Death and Child Health Reform 2009

Repeatedly lost applications and confusion about which program, CHIP or Medicaid, he was eligible for resulted in Devante going three months without life-giving treatment during which time his tumor grew and, like Bert's, became inoperable.

Marian Wright Edelman: What Are America's Real Values? 2009

Her oldest son, Devante, then 10, was diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer.

Marian Wright Edelman: Life and Death and Child Health Reform 2009

Outside of the Neptunes and a few neo soul producers, there are very few Quincy Jones, Jam & Lewis, La'Face or even a Devante Swing (Jodeci) in today's production arena.

Danny Gokey: Voted Off American Idol But Still a Winner 2009

Surely Devante could have benefited from the same kind of high quality pet care, delivered at a local upscale animal hospital.

Barbara Ehrenreich: Children Deserve Veterinary Care, Too 2008