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Newlyweds, Robbie and John Homan were a perfect match. They lived a happy and modest life

in Marlow, a rural town in the northeast US state of New Hampshire. The climate there

suited the Homan's as 36 year old Robbie loved the cold. When it snowed, she and John would

take best snowmobiles out through the woods that surrounded their small home or curl up

by the fire and read books. But their idyllic life was interrupted in early 1982 when Robbie

began suffering from migraines, fatigue, blackouts and memory loss. A few years earlier,

Robbie had been diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour. Initially the symptoms were mild,

but the tumour itself was incurable and Robbie was aware she would eventually succumb to

the disease. As her condition worsened, she sought the opinions of local doctors. There

was a clinic in Dallas, Texas that was offering an experimental treatment that might help her.

Robbie was willing to give it a chance. In September 1982, Robbie left her secretarial

job to undergo the experimental treatment. John was supportive of his wife's plan, though

uncertain when or if she would return. Luckily, Robbie would be in good hands. Her

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