and he is proud of his organization's
medical technology.
"Because 21st Century has 100 centers
in the U.S., we're able to attain the latest
and greatest in technology:' he says. "If
there's a major change or update in tech-
nology, we are able to recycle still-ser-
viceable equipment to one of our centers
in South America and have the latest for
our U.S. clinics. It makes my job easier."
The facility includes a comprehen-
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for their specific needs.
"Most radiation patients need five to
six weeks of daily treatments:' he says.
"Having everything they need in one
place makes it just a bit easier for them
to get through it."
21st Century Oncology of Michigan
has six existing treatment centers in
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A New Life

W

hen Ruth Ann and Kyle
Logue of Ann Arbor first
met Feleke Kumbi, the left
side of the 11-year-old's face and neck
were swollen from Hodgkin's disease.
A native of Ethiopia, he spoke Amharic
and Oromo, but no English. They had to
speak with him through interpreters as
they shepherded him through radiation
treatments with Dr. Jeffrey Forman.
That was a year ago. Today, Feleke
is cancer-free, speaks English fluently,
and the Logues are his legal guardians.
Now 12 and with an F1 student visa
that allows him to remain in the United
States, he attends Christian Montessori
School, where he enjoys math and soc-
cer and dreams of one day becoming an
engineer or a doctor.
"We first saw his story on Facebook,"
Ruth Ann Logue says. "He needed a
family where he could stay six weeks
while he was treated for cancer:'
A few weeks after Feleke came to
the Logues' home, family friend Steve
Weinberg of the Jewish Distribution

Ruth Ann Logue, Feleke and

Dr. Jeffrey Forman

Committee embarked on a trip to
Ethiopia. He was able to go to Feleke's
remote village and meet with his par-
ents, armed with photos of Feleke
swimming, playing basketball and rid-
ing a bike, and with an iPad featuring a
video from Feleke telling of his new life
in the U.S.
Feleke is the youngest of 11 siblings.
His close-knit family had been unable
to pay for his medical treatment. They
feared that if he were to come back to
Ethiopia and get sick again, they would
be unable to help him. "Please keep him
for as long as you can and raise him as

your own," they said in a video message
to the Logues.
Ruth Ann and Kyle talked with their
five children, who all saw Feleke's place
in their family as Divine providence.
They shared his parents' message with
Feleke, who responded "incredibly
mature for his age," Ruth Ann says. "He
said it was the best place for him here,
and we would be his mom and dad
here, while he would keep his family in
Ethiopia:'
Before the Logues made it legal, they,
their 16-year-old son, Thomas, and
Feleke made a trip to Ethiopia so he
could see his family again.
Feleke enjoyed the visit and returned
home to Ann Arbor with the Logues. "I
like it here because they're nice," Feleke
says.
"They're my mom and dad here, and
I feel the same way about them as I do
my family in Ethiopia:'
Feleke gets checkups every three
months to ensure the cancer hasn't
returned.
"He's doing well:' Ruth Ann says. "He
plays soccer, basketball, Frisbee, loves
all things electronic ... he's a very curi-
ous child."

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