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Archive Home > 2003 > April > 26 > Young survivor offers inspiration

Young survivor offers inspiration

Five-year-old,born prematurely,to lead March of Dimes'event

By Ted Taylor / The Bulletin
April 26, 2003

When Paxton Betsch was born blue and limp and three months premature in 1997, doctors didn't give the boy's parents much hope he'd survive.

Doctors knew it was more likely that he wouldn't.

"They didn't give me percentages, which was good," said Paxton's mother, Brenda Betsch-Parazoo....

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