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Kindness leads to saving life.


When Doris Doris, small mountainous district, central Greece, inland between the Gulf of Corinth and the Malian Gulf. It was the traditional homeland of the Dorians, who may, in fact, have paused there during their invasion of Greece.  Brouwenstyn of DeMotte, Indiana DeMotte is a town in Jasper County, Indiana. Geography
DeMotte is located at  (41.198077, -87.199190)GR1 in Keener Township.
, went home after a week-long stay in the hospital for treatment of an illness, she received an unexpected visitor. Enrique Ontiveros, a fifth-grader at Kankakee Valley Intermediate School, stopped by on his way home from school to see how his neighbor was doing.

The boy found the woman leaning against her refrigerator, weak and shaking, unable to stand without support. Enrique quickly called 911, and paramedics were sent. When doctors examined Brouwenstyn, they told her she would have been dead within an hour if her young neighbor had not found her and summoned help.

"He's my little hero," Brouwenstyn told the NWI NWI Northwest Indiana
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When asked about his quick response, Enrique told reporters: "I just knew she was sick."

Following a short stay in a nursing home to recuperate re·cu·per·ate
v.
To return to health or strength; recover.
, Brouwenstyn returned to her home. And young Enrique is still watching out for his neighbor. On a recent Saturday, he checked in on the woman twice.

"I just care about her," he explained.
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Title Annotation:Enrique Ontiveros saves live of Doris Brouwenstyn
Author:Mass, Warren
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U3IN
Date:Jun 26, 2006
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