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January 13, 2005
Graystone’s Max Aiken organizes relief effort
for tsunami victims
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Second grader wanted to help
By Jeanne Carbone Lewis
Staff Writer
Max Aiken doesn’t usually stand out in the crowd of noisy second graders at Graystone Elementary School. But when the quiet little boy saw the devastation from the Dec. 26 Tsunami in southeast Asia in the newspaper and on TV, he felt compelled to do something to help the children.
“I should do something, Dad,” Max told his father who recommended he ask at school to see if there were any relief efforts in place.
Max went to the school office the next day and asked secretary Marj Moearke if the school was doing anything to help the tsunami victims. Read more...
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| Bay Area’s CET provides new generation of cancer treatment
By Jeanne Carbone Lewis
Staff Writer
You have cancer. These three words uttered by a physician create terror in the hearts of anyone who hears them.
Surgery cuts through the body to remove malignant growths. Chemotherapy and radiation then attack the body’s healthy tissues and organs to thwart any missed microscopic cells with the guidelines: Treat enough to destroy the cancer but allow the patient live.
After the patient endures surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, there are other problems to face. Read more...
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