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Games help once brain-dead boy to recover

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:27 AM EST
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After being in a car accident, 9 year old Ethan Myers was declared brain dead. However, after some initial recovery — including learning to walk, read and speak again — Ethan is continuing to improve thanks to a healthy regimen of playing video games.

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Any way we can forward this to Jack Thompson?

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    Reply#1 - Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:12 AM EST
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    super chocolate bear

    Finally, an article about the advantages of playing video games. Can I forward this to all my ex-girlfriends?

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