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Archive Home > 2008 > January > 01 > First flight

First flight

Sparrow Clubs USA’s inspiration looks back on influence of childhood illness

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
January 1, 2008

It wasn’t until sixth grade, when he read the book his father wrote, that Michael Leeland started to fully understand what he and his family had been through.

For as long as he can remember, Michael knew he had battled leukemia as a baby. And he knew his cancer had played a big part in....

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