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| Our Memory of Michael Cuccione |
| He will always be a QT!(cutie) |
| We received a call from Noah last night informing us that Michael had passed away. Noah had received a call from Michael's mother just minutes before and he was very broken up to hear the news. As you can see from the new pictures in our website in the recent photos section we had just visited with Michael last month in Canada. He was not completely healthy then but as always was so positive and assured us that he would be all right. He was such a scrapper and told us that he was waiting surgery that would help his condition and then he would be as good as new. We have not spoken with Michael's mother as yet but we assume that he kept that positive attitude right up to the end. We all loved him so much. He was a very young man who truly made a big difference for his few short years. Sometimes the candle that burns the brightest burns shorter. Michael's candle burned so very bright if only for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. B |
| * this note came from Noahs Parents* |
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| January 5th, 1985 - January 13th, 2001 |
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| We Will always remember the good times! R.I.P. Michael! |
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| ARTICLES |
| Michael Cuccione, who played the engaging Jason "Q.T." McKnight on the boy-band spoof 2gether, died of natural causes Saturday night in his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, just eight days after his 16th birthday. "His lungs just gave out," his uncle, also named Michael Cuccione, said on Tuesday (January 16). "We weren't really expecting it." Cuccione had been fighting respiratory problems for several months and did not appear in the last several episodes of the popular series, which aired on MTV. While Cuccione's character was afflicted with the fictional "biliary thrombosis," in real life, the teen had previously suffered from Hodgkin's Disease, a form of cancer affecting the lymph nodes. The cancer, first diagnosed in July 1994 when Cuccione was nine, was treated with five months of chemotherapy, but returned the following year and spread to his lungs. However, more aggressive chemotherapy, radiation and a successful bone marrow transplant kept him cancer-free. According to Cuccione's uncle, the singer/actor's cancer had not returned in five years, but past treatments had left him unable to move air properly through his lungs. He developed a problem with his diaphragm and was forced to tape episodes of 2gether with a portable oxygen machine in tow. Cuccione was unable to fight off the effects of a minor Vancouver-area car accident in early December, and he entered the hospital on December 4 with pneumonia. He spent the rest of his stay on a respirator before succumbing to respiratory failure on January 13. A well-known campaigner for cancer research and awareness following his bout with the disease, the singer/actor established the charitable Michael Cuccione Foundation for Cancer Research and turned a love of music into a fundraising effort by recording a five-song CD, Make A Difference. He also co-authored a book with his grandmother, There Are Survivors: The Michael Cuccione Story, about his experiences. His efforts eventually raised close to $500,000 (CDN), which was donated to the B.C. Children's Hospital. In July 1997, a request to meet "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff led to an acting role on an episode of the show playing real-life cancer victim Charlie Dodson Hays, and more roles followed. The producers of 2gether had already arranged to shoot the movie and ultimately the spin-off TV series in Vancouver when they discovered Cuccione and cast him in the part of Q.T., the "cute one." The series was an immediate hit, as was the soundtrack album (see "2gether Outpaces 'NSYNC On Singles Chart, Talks Success"). The group even took on concert performances, most notably opening seven shows for Britney Spears (see "2gether To Open Select Shows For Britney Spears"). A memorial service is being held for Cuccione in Vancouver Wednesday evening with the funeral set for Thursday morning. Both are open to the public, according to his family. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Cuccione's memory to the Michael Cuccione Foundation, Box 31081, 2929 St. John's Street, Port Moody, B.C, Canada, V3H 4T4. Sorelle Saidman |
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