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Fremont School Librarian, Facing Degenerative Disease, Looks To Fulfill Dreams While Still Physically Able

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Bay Area ProudOctober 24, 2023 5:27 pm

Fremont School Librarian, Facing Degenerative Disease, Looks To Fulfill Dreams While Still Physically Able

Because his father suffered from Ataxia, Junichi Kakutani always knew there was a 50/50 chance he would have it as well. Now that he knows that is the case, the things he has always wanted to do “someday” he is doing now. Garvin Thomas reports

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