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Pacemaker limits
Being told you can no longer
participate in a favorite team
sport is frustrating. Added to
that frustration is the diagnosis
of heart trouble. And you are
only 16.
Last August, Herbie Holliman
underwent extensive tests in
Houston after a pre-season
physical for football resulted in
the discovery of a low pulse
rate. In an attempt to regulate
his heartbeat, doctors implanted
in Herbie a pacemaker designed
to last 12 years.
" I was scared at first, and
then I became angry because I
couldn't play football," said the
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Mttchelson, Ltsa
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Moore, Wanda
Moorehead, Janet
MOO"gan, Zelma
Moses, Sandy
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Netherland, Sue
Ntxon, Cheryl
NOO"rts, Stephen
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Nugent, Brian
Odom, Melissa
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Oglesbee. Mark
Outley, Terry
Owen, Stacy
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few activities
senior. who had previously
participated in contact sports for
eight years.
With his pacemaker, few
restrictions are placed on Herbie.
"I can' t work on cars with the
generators running, and I have to
stay away from some machinery.
I can still do a lot of things," he
added, "and the restrictions don't
bother me."
Herbie's other interests include
singing in Rebel Choir and
ensemble, hunting, and working
with the football team as
manager. "Other students treat
me normal, and I like it that
way."
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