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Show I It $ J '. v, ; yp&'Li " 7 BARBARA BOUGHTON Wsw1 Mole Patrol When she started the Billy .j Foundation in 1996, Karen Graham was mother with mission to educate others about the dangers of kin cancer. TWo yean earlier; Graham lost her no, Billy, id melanoma at age 22 and her minion hasnt changed. . home from the hospital after being dugnoaed, I told him When Billy fiat Were going to beat this dime, ahe says now. 1 started the Billy Foundation , because I had a promise to keep. I . , hfow Graham, who liva in Castro Valley;aquiet suburb of Son Francisco, is known worldwide far her efforts figbc skin canoe Every year; she hits American beaches, festivals, aid fairs in her white "Mole FarroT van to offer free drin cancer screenings to the public. In the Billy Foundation tents, volunteer detmatofogisg hare screened thousands far skin cancer since 1996. Gcaham also produces educational sun safety grade school students throughout California. programs Sun Safe Kids--fc- r When she started die Billy Foundation, Gnham knew little about melanoma. She educated herself by going to scientific conferences in the United States and . an n V' l Eugppe and calking to experts in preventing and treating of phone calls to dtpg companies nonpmflt ' T O d (he ,:' to support her new otganiarioa , the disease. In hundreds money 7. Last year Gnham made news when she supported a bill in the California Lqps-lani- re nicknamed Tffllyb Bill for Sun Safety" h mandates daicsrhnols cannot pmhfek children from wearing hats while playing outside. ' 1 kept getting calls from parents who bad children, saying that schools were not allowing ldds i play outside with hats, even with a doctothuote. Instead they kept the children inside, Gnham says. "That really subbed me ve the wrong way."'' 7.': book ctf information on sun exposure and skin , She then pm together a 600-pathat she distributed at state Senate hearings. She also gave an sun tnfoty and ddn cancer pall to 20 difiesenr health or caucus safety officials in California schools. Only one official got all the questions right, she told state ge on ADVERTISEMENT . Our Lowest Price Ever! senators in the hearings. As a result of Giahamk efibtts, the bill paired wily and went into effect January 2002. Gcaham abo helps maintain an educational website that cancer Own A Genuine Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar For Only $4.95 k Webner CoUectiblr- e- is pleased to aamm tint a jiavnltfMiwqipfinfenMriiin a supply of Walking Liberty Silver Rogere DoBareto ooOecton a our very ipdal price! 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"77 and dimes! trials. itMtlikwiiiifftfwBill twbifigp, (iiWigl'r jnljymni Cdif , nirnad M when diagntiwd with mrianotna ttnge III in lQOS Fmm tV t!tr K fawwl Anut intrtfrmn Hwtmwvt that WHVmlly jmr tii nmnnm ,wr ,i.f!nn piilmn foundation alio paid fcr hia visit m a m m4nnmr "Karen Is vety pwainnare ahtititAWing flfjn cancrand on melanosna, says Lodcridge, a father of six, "WidwiK her efibmlwbuldritbe here todoy. Shes incredible. . 7-- i Grahams passion still fueled hy the memwyrfKn-toii itTgfflirhlan ' cancel; she says. 'j '777,,''- ,After his death,T felt duit his life couldn't be in vain, die says.' I made ' a proottiae to Billy to beat skin cancer and theres nothing more tenadoua dwn a mothedi promise. A'-lv--v ,;, , " S.4. w,- ; Bmiant BmgbtM ii sfiwlamt writ firm find overexposure re;u!dr. cause skirt cancer. 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