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| Ex-US President Bush goes bald to support leukaemia boy | Ex-US President Bush goes bald to support leukaemia boy |
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| Former US President George H W Bush has shaved his head to show support for a boy who has leukaemia. | Former US President George H W Bush has shaved his head to show support for a boy who has leukaemia. |
| A Secret Service agent in his security detail has a two-year-old son who is losing his hair as a side-effect of treatment for the cancer. | |
| The 89-year-old Republican lost his graying locks earlier this week at his coastal home in the state of Maine, said a spokesman on Wednesday. | The 89-year-old Republican lost his graying locks earlier this week at his coastal home in the state of Maine, said a spokesman on Wednesday. |
| Mr Bush acted after he saw other agents in his detail had shaved their heads. | Mr Bush acted after he saw other agents in his detail had shaved their heads. |
| A Bush spokesman identified the toddler only as Patrick. | A Bush spokesman identified the toddler only as Patrick. |
| Mr Bush and his wife, Barbara, lost their second child, four-year-old Robin, to leukaemia almost 60 years ago. | Mr Bush and his wife, Barbara, lost their second child, four-year-old Robin, to leukaemia almost 60 years ago. |
| The security detail have launched a website to help pay for Patrick's medical treatment. | The security detail have launched a website to help pay for Patrick's medical treatment. |
| Mr Bush, whose son is former President George W Bush, was only himself released from hospital in January, two months after his admission for a bronchitis-related cough. | Mr Bush, whose son is former President George W Bush, was only himself released from hospital in January, two months after his admission for a bronchitis-related cough. |