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Courage and Hope: Nathaniel Young's Four Year Cancer Fight
Nathaniel Young, a Washington native and local businessman, battled colon cancer that metastasized to his liver. He endured chemotherapy and a liver infusion, remained hopeful, and continued daily life with grit, until his death at 63 in March 1975. His wife Ruth recalls his optimism, faith, and quiet courage through sleepless nights and a family’s vigil at Veterans Hospital Iowa City.
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Nathaniel Young
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Young
Washington
Nathaniel
Ruth Young
Veteran’s Hospital
Mrs. Young
Youngs
John Deere
John Hohl
University of Iowa