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A FAMILY By Lynne Thompson ◌ Photographed by Angelo Merendino 40
CLEVELAND
08.22
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SIDELINE REPORTER ALLIE LAFORCE AND FORMER CLEVELAND PITCHER JOE SMITH ARE ON AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY TO HAVE A BABY FREE OF THE DISEASE THAT KILLED SMITH’S MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER. BUT THEIR BATTLE WON’T END WITH THE BIRTH OF THEIR OWN CHILD IN NOVEMBER.