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Oakville Beaver, 13 Sep 2006, p. 19

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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday September 13, 2006 - 19 BARRIE ERSKINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER THE PULSE: Ready to celebrate the opening of the Rebound Centre are, from left, childhood cancer survivors Norm Pischel, Julie Silliphant, Christina Racippo, Andrew and Jill Sprawson and their sons, from left , Spencer, 8, and Peter, 6, Sprawson and their best friend, eight-year-old David Vanatoru. Admission Adults $4.00 Seniors/Teens $3.00 Weekend Pass $6.00 Family $10.00 Rebound Centre opens Saturday By Wilma Blokhuis OAKVILLE LIVING EDITOR Media Sponsors: Christina Racippo lives with cancer. She's been living with it since age nine. Today, the 24year-old college graduate is paralyzed on her right side, a side-effect from her first surgery in 1991 at age 15. She has right side hemiplegia. "I had to switch from being right handed to left handed," she said. "I had to learn to adapt. "But, I'm still surviving," said Racippo, who with her mom, moved to Oakville in June to be closer to the new Rebound Centre, a self-help support centre for survivors of childhood cancer, a project of Rebounders Canada, a non-profit organization. $1.00 Off Admission to Art & Craft Market Present this coupon for one dollar off regular admission Saturday & Snday September 16 & 17 10:00 am to 5:00 pm See Childhood page 22

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