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Sympathy still strong for teen set on fire

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Contributor: Associated Press
Last Update: 11/23/2009 1:57 pm
MIAMI (AP) -- Burn victim Michael Brewer lives in a limited world, one of bandages and painkillers.
  
But beyond the walls of the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Burn Center, he is a celebrated cause.
  
More than a month after the Deerfield Beach teenager was attacked, the fundraisers continue, the cards still arrive and people around the globe include him in their prayers.
  
The outpouring doesn't surprise Tonia Werner, a forensic psychiatrist and assistant professor at the University of Florida. We can't help those who die, she explained. But we can help survivors, especially those who face as long and difficult a recovery as Brewer.
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