werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) (08/09/85)
Friends and relatives of Manuel Garcia, a cancer patient who has lost most of his hair while undergoing Chemotherapy, formed an unusual support group: They shaved their heads so that his baldness would not maked him feel conspicuous. Garcia, a 35yr old Milwaukee auto mechanic, had expressed concern about his hair loss, voicing the fear that "I would be the only [bald] one." His brother first had the idea of going bald, and within a few days about 50 friends and relatives had followed suit. Additionally, Garcia's wife and daughter had their hair cut short, and Garcia said, "They were willing to shave it off, but I didn't want them too." Mrs. Garcia said her husband looked 100% better after the show of support, and Garcia pronounced himslef "ready for anything." from AP/American Medical News, Aug 2., p.13. (accompanies photo of ~50 bald people gathering on a step) -- Craig Werner !philabs!aecom!werner "The world is just a straight man for you sometimes"
ayers@convexs.UUCP (08/19/85)
/* Written 7:49 pm Aug 8, 1985 by werner@aecom.UUCP in convexs:net.med */ /* ---------- "In Support of A Friend" ---------- */ Friends and relatives of Manuel Garcia, a cancer patient who has lost most of his hair while undergoing Chemotherapy, formed an unusual support group: They shaved their heads so that his baldness would not maked him feel conspicuous... Mrs. Garcia said her husband looked 100% better after the show of support, and Garcia pronounced himslef "ready for anything." from AP/American Medical News, Aug 2., p.13. (accompanies photo of ~50 bald people gathering on a step) /* End of text from convexs:net.med */ Now THIS is the type of stuff I like to hear about! Three cheers for FRIENDS!!! blues, II