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About The amplifier. (West Linn, Oregon) 1921-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 2009)
2009 3 Stoneking stays strong in the battle against cancer J ulia V an W inkle & G race W all Every day many of us take our health for granted; never realizing that in one moment that can all change. On Sept. 7, after suffering from headaches and consulting doctors, Jake Stoneking, freshman, was diagnosed with high-risk medullob tumor. In days befo Stoneking to attend : year becai and treatr "I coulc didn't wa what was Brett Kru| and close he and Stoneking were overwhelmed with the diagnosis. A website on Caring Bridge was set up for Stoneking and his mother, Wendy, makes frequent updates about his condition. Many people have written in the guest book with entries from he is doing, go to the Caring Bridge web site at, www. caringbridge. org/visit/ jacobstoneking. "I think we've all been touched, and feel a real motivation to be im each the way," Kruger, y friend, J ilp ilil I * per person A ll Day Unlim ited: Gro K arts Lazer Tag Dumper Boats M iniature Golf Kidopolis Playland ills elp ing's out with >cess, Kruger )rie h, have zed a insurance bills, it s parents' •nations :osts. To §er at acast.net. do is stay r me, but imily," . He has in the ing his e cancer, en't aing Is Pam Proff, i Traci cooking nekings. er the vered, irgery can iy not ve, lake auger, >hman lose I • T l aren' Visit FUN-CENTER.COM for Current Hours 505.685.5000 their early applica tions are due. Other colleges such as Or- egon State Univer sity don't require applications until early February. to waive a . Most colleges are wil fees; simply search the website to find the link and fill out the application. •The private school option turns off many be cause of its general high price. However, many don't realize that private schools have much more money (often from private donors, memorials and alumni) to give to students in financial aid. :e then tving id | the ?s on the neking the eating ila a day tnrougn a tune. He has been losing weight, but it has steadied. Friends Mitchell Wible and Mitchell Blatt, freshmen, went trick-or-treating for Stoneking, because he couldn't. "The power of your support is uplifting," Wendy Stoneking said.
