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Article: NONSTOP NURTURING KIND CAREGIVERS HELP CHILDREN COPE WITH PARENTS' CANCER.(Lifestyles/Spotlight)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- January 6, 2003
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Byline: Janet Simons
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
Helena Patriacca falls forward against her dad's back, grabs his bald head and scooches her hands over his eyes. The 6-year-old seems overjoyed just to be able to squeeze her father.
``Remember to stay away from my bad side,'' says Mike Patriacca, who seems equally thrilled to be part of this mild roughhousing.
It's been a while.
Patriacca, 29, Helena's primary caretaker, has been fighting testicular cancer since late spring, and it finally looks as if he's won.
Mike and Helena are in the playroom of the Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, part of the University of Colorado Cancer ...