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Direct linkBigelow, Terry Patrick; Ried, C. A. – English Journal, 2006
The first part of this article recounts the experiences of a language arts teacher, Terry Patrick Bigelow, and his former student, Cynthia (Noyes) Ried, who suffers from Fahr's Syndrome, a neurodegenerative congenital disease that forms calcium deposits deep inside the brain. It is irreversible, inoperable, and incurable. In the first part of the…
Descriptors: Poetry, Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Language Arts
