on the afternoon of may 1, nurses got clearances from doctors and wheeled robert into helen's room.
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chemotherapy involved two hours at the hospital every other week. he'd leave wearing a fanny pack that would continue to deliver treatment for 48 straight hours, one slow drip at a time.
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when robert had to go on full medical disability in his early 50s after hurting himself at work, helen went back to work, this time in the oil industry.
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in december 1972, robert and helen celebrated the birth of their only child together, son derek.
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