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It would be understandable for Ethel Adeleke to feel intimidated walking into her radiation treatments every week.
The big lettering on the side of the ValleyCare clinic in Pleasanton leaves patients like her under no illusions about where they are and why, spelling out “Regional Cancer Center.”
But walking up to the clinic on a recent morning, 69-year-old Adeleke is resolute and in good spirits, sustained by her faith in God, support from her family and friends and, on this day, the kindness of a near stranger.