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Thu. Jan. 24, 2002
John Everett / Chronicle
Sonya Lewis holds photos of her son, Todd, now 21 years old, who has taken
growth hormone injections most of his life. At 18 months old, his pituitary gland, which produces the hormone, was removed along
with a brain tumor.
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