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Boy with AIDS Attends Preschool Before Death in Colorado
Five year old Jonathan, aided by an oxygen tank, began his first day in a Paterson Elementary special education class. He told classmates about his fatal disease, describing it as his bad blood, to break the ice on his final school dream. His mother Shiela, who asked to remain anonymous, said the experience helped the class react with normalkid behavior. She notes Jonathan’s wish was to attend school before he dies and calls him Colorado's first recorded child victim of AIDS.
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Lakewood
Colo
Shiela
Jonathan
Patterson Elementary School
Denver