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Young cancer patients get a day of fun with their families.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

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From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
Date: 19960512
Author:Calvert, Cathie

SANTA CLARA, Calif. _ Thirteen-year-old Sean Sarsfield, who appears to have triumphed over childhood cancer, has this advice for kids still battling the disease.

``You keep on fighting, you can never really give up,'' said Sarsfield, a San Jose youngster who was one of about 600 ``Courageous Kids'' treated to a day at the Great America theme park on Sunday.

The Bret Harte Middle School seventh-grader and his family joined about 3,000 moms, dads and siblings enjoying a day of balloons, music, rides and a picnic lunch, in what has become an annual Mother's Day event.

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