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Marguerita lies in her hospital bed where she and her mother, Earline, spent many sleepless nights. 'I understand God tests us by seeing how much we can bear..I just don't think I can bear anymore,' Earline said. She spent three years carrying her…

A deceptively healthy seven-year-old Marguerita smiles in this school photograph which hangs in the living room of the Sargent home. The dizzy spells had already started, warning the family of the malignant brain tumor which would prompt doctors to…

Nine-year-old Marguerita Beltran lost her three-year struggle with a malignant brain tumor on Jan. 5, 1979. This is a series of photographs showing Marguerita's valiant effort to beat the tumor.

Nine-year-old Marguerita Beltran lost her three-year struggle with a malignant brain tumor on Jan. 5, 1979. This is a series of photographs showing Marguerita's valiant effort to beat the tumor.

After nearly dying from pneumonia, the little boy was confined four days to an oxygen tents.

A young boy hunts birds with a sling shot.

This 4th grader was being punished for giving a smart answer in class. He got the black eye when a little girl pushed him off a wall.

Photograph of three sisters whose eyes look almost identical.

Toddler sitting in the middle of a large group of pumpkins.

A little girl and her pig had trouble making connections.