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Harold Cheek sits on his front porch at his home in Auburn on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Cheek, a Vietnam-era Army veteran, was diagnosed with cancer in May but hadn’t been receiving proper treatment from the VA until a letter-writing campaign by his son Shane. “I know there’s no cure for what I have,” said Cheek. “But hopefully this medication will work so I can spend a few more years with my granddaughter so she can remember who I am.”

July 31, 2014 Auburn – Harold Cheek sits on his front porch at his home in Auburn on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Cheek, a Vietnam-era Army veteran, was diagnosed with cancer in May but hadn’t been receiving proper treatment from the VA until a letter-writing campaign by his son Shane. “I know there’s no cure for what I have,” said Cheek. “But hopefully this medication will work so I can spend a few more years with my granddaughter so she can remember who I am.” JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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