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Charity fulfills dreams of young Israeli cancer patients

The small group inched forward through the dark walkway, clinging to one another. They giggled as they glanced nervously around at the bloody limbs strewn on the floor and thick cobwebs covering the walls. A ghastly creature lunged at them from a dark corner, and the terrified bunch shrieked. They finally made it out of the House of Horrors at Universal Studios, thanks to the guidance of a slightly annoyed teenage employee.

On My Mind

The hardest part about writing about brain radiation is writing the words \”brain radiation.\” I assure you that I\’m OK. It\’s my fingers that are typing these words on my computer. It\’s my thoughts that are deciding which of the Yip Harburg lyrics from the Scarecrow\’s song, \”If I Only Had a Brain,\” I should use later in this piece.

Spotlighting a Neglected Disease

When Pam Acosta\’s mother, Rose, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June of 1996, Acosta was at a loss. The only thing she knew about the disease was that it claimed actor Michael Landon\’s life. \”The doctors offered no answers, no hope. Only a three- to six-month sentence,\” says Acosta. In anguish, she wondered, \”If Michael Landon couldn\’t save himself, how can I save my mother?\”

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