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Polhill finds humor through trauma after hostage and cancer
Robert Polhill, held by Lebanese extremists for over three years, then treated for throat cancer, communicates now via esophageal speech after laryngectomy. He jokes with family and visitors, plans a future outside accounting, and hopes to help diabetics, throat cancer patients, and hostages while remaining in the United States.
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Beirut University College
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Walter Reed Hospital
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State Department
Damascus
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Germany
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Cyprus
the International
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