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Leo Hartjes cannot raise his voice
to his two teenaged sons. It is impossible for him to spit or to laugh loudly.
All because his larynx has been removed as a result of throat cancer. But
in November, Leo will participate in the New York Marathon, both for himself
and for a good cause.
Foto: Ger Loeffen |
Running together with Leo Hartjes is a lesson in modesty. If you
thought that you were something special, participating in the New
York Marathon, a training session with Leo Hartjes will teach you
that heroism comes in degrees. And Leo has earned the highest degree,
for he will also run the New York Marathon, but the difference is
that he has to do this without a larynx. He breathes through an
opening right above his breastbone. If he wants to talk, he has
to put his hand over the opening, making it impossible for him to
breathe for a moment.
In November 2001, the 49-year old inhabitant of Ewijk was diagnosed
with throat cancer.
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