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said Margie Sloan, the director
of public affairs for Kids
Kicking Cancer and former
Grosse Pointe Shores resident.
The harder children
re*i»t, the harder the, medical
staff grips and restrains
the patient.
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having a bad day?' Rabbi G.
asked. 'I have a black belt in
karate. I can teach you right
now a breathing technique.
Breathe in light, and exhale
the darkness. Oxygenate
and calm. The nurses can»
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As the boy focused, he was
Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg
founded Kids Kicking
Cancer in 1999 and
remains its head.
unaware the necessary medical
procedure had taken
place.
A doctor affiliated with
Karmanos, who had heard
Goldberg speak, called to
ask Goldberg to try some of
"that karate stuff."
A bone marrow transplant
patient was refusing to get
out of bed.
If the boy doesn't get out
of bed, Goldberg said relating
the doctor's conversation,
the boy would die. A
number of doctors had been
in to see the patient, and
nothing had worked. Every
time an adult entered the
room, the boy would shut his
eyes.
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