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Touching Show Of Support For Palatine Teacher Fighting Brain Cancer
Yates is fighting glioblastoma - a type of brain cancer - and had to shave his head for a new procedure.
August 31, 2023
PALATINE, Ill. (CBS) -- A northwest suburban teacher was the recipient of a touching show of support Wednesday - it was all a surprise.
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When David Yates, a math teacher and coach at Fremd High School in Palatine, showed up to school on Tuesday, 40 of his colleagues had shaved their heads in his honor.
Yates is fighting glioblastoma - a type of brain cancer - and had to shave his head for a new procedure.
