Dulce et Decorum est (fwd)

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This is a *sad* story!

Richard
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>Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 17:37:54 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Timothy Barrett <timobar@beacon.regent.edu>
>Subject: Dulce et Decorum est
>To: mkline@richmond.infi.net
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>Associated Press release for Sept. 29, 1995
>"Mother gives up her life to save baby's"
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>DENVER - Three months after learning she was pregnant, Melissa Smart found
>out she had breast cancer, leaving her with a life-or-death choice.
>       She chose both.
>       Smart, 32, passed up a chance to live longer, so she could give
>birth to her baby.  Smart died 18 days after Michelle Elizabeth was born.
>       "She never acted frightened;  she never gave up.  She was the
>bravest person I ever saw," said John Eger, the baby's father.
>       When she was diagnosed with cancer that had spread to the
>lymphatic system, doctors told Smart there was a 10 percent chance she
>would live five years.  Doctors told her in June that in order to undergo
>intense radiation treatment, she would have to abort her pregnancy.
>       Eger said her choice was clear.
>       When Michelle was born on Aug. 31, Smart was able to savor a short
>time with her daughter.
>       "Once they had cleaned the baby off and gave her to Melissa, she
>just started loving it and kissing it,"  Eger said.
>       Smart died Sept. 17.
>       "I've thought a lot about what I'll tell Elizabeth about her
>mother," Eger said.  "One thing for sure I'll tell her is, 'Your mother
>really loved you.' "
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>Jill Barrett
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