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The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Jemele Hill column: P.J., your dad always will love you.
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The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Jemele Hill column: P.J., your dad always will love you.
Publication: Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) Publication Date: 20-AUG-06 |
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COPYRIGHT 2006 The Orlando Sentinel
Byline: Jemele Hill
Aug. 20--Most journalists hope that our writing spurs change. Usually, positive change.
I certainly was hoping that when about a month ago, I wrote a column about Peter Rodriguez Jr., a 6-year-old from Orlando who was diagnosed with leukemia at age 2.
P.J. -- which is what everyone calls him -- is in love with sports, but in a way, that's healthy and encouraging. He swims, plays basketball and golfs because sports make him feel like a normal 6-year-old, and for a few hours, leukemia doesn't exist.
I was hoping my column would make something terrific happen. I imagined a brilliant scientist reading the column and rushing to P.J. with cutting-edge therapy that would make his disease nonexistent. I imagined a rich philanthropist coming...
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