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Young Ben, his brother Curtis and his mother move to live with relatives to save money after their Dad abandons the family.
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Young Ben struggles in School and is called the dumbest kid in the school.
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Ben finds out his learning problems are because he cannot read the board without glasses. Once he gets glasses, he can read better and his grades begin to improve.
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Ben and his brother get all Fs on their report cards. Mom limits TV watching and forces them to read. Their grades get much better.
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Due to his strong reading and studying Ben goes from being the dumbest kid in the class to one of the smartest kids and other kids ask him for help with homework. Hard work pays off for Ben.
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In high school Ben get's really good grades and gets invited to Yale to tour the university for college.
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At Yale Ben meets his girlfriend, Candie who later becomes his wife.
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Ben begins to study medicine at the University of Michigan.
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Ben marries his college girlfriend in Ann Arbor, MI.
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Ben starts his medical residency at John Hopkins University
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Ben dedicates his medical work to operating on children
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Ben finishes a difficult but successful surgery to separate siamese twins.
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