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November 6, 2009 Ray GlierSpecial to Rivals High As the son of a pastor, Luke Gane learned early in life to turn to his Christian faith when pressed by life's little difficulties. He was confident a greater good was watching over him. Last year, times got really tough; he was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare condition where bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish blood cells. He found out then that there was a community watching over him, too. Gane will be on the field Friday night when Huntington Beach (Calif.) Edison High takes on Fountain Valley. It's a battle of two undefeated teams and one of the biggest regular-season games in Southern California. And while the thousands of locals in the stands know his battle to overcome the condition, his story is as much about the community that rallied behind him as his recovery. "It was pretty epic," he said. "Humbled is a great word to describe how I felt." To read more, click here |
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