Seven-year-old boy loses cancer battle, dodo bird at his side
Dodo puppet
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It was a special delivery for six-year-old cancer patient Michael Malone back in May -- his own treasured Doris the Dodo Bird puppet. On Saturday, Michael lost his two-and-a-half year battle with neuroblastoma cancer. He was buried yesterday, with the dodo bird at his side. He was seven years old.