Medicine: A Choice for Becky

When Becky was born four months ago, life seemed to be smiling on Accountant John H. Haire Jr. and his wife. They had a home outside Memphis, near the airport. They had two healthy boys, aged 7 and 2½. The new dark-haired baby girl rounded out their family. Becky was bright and alert: soon her blue eyes seemed to be following as her mother walked across the room.

Recently Becky began to rub her eyes alot. The Haires took her first to a pediatrician, then to an eye specialist, who called in eight others. Their verdict: Becky's ears, not her eyes, had...

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