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Parents of wounded student 'being strong for Sean'
April 27, 1999 ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (CNN) -- Little things mean a lot to Randy and Natalie Graves, whose son, Sean, 15, lies wounded in a hospital one week after the Columbine High School massacre. "Natalie almost broke up in tears, just because he is eating chicken bouillon," her husband told CNN on Tuesday in an interview at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. Clutching her husband's hand, Natalie Graves told CNN Correspondent Martin Savidge she was "doing okay, being strong for Sean." Their son, with gunshot wounds to his back and abdomen from the April 20 assault, was in critical condition when he arrived at the hospital. A week later he has improved to fair condition. While his father is hopeful Sean will fully recover, Randy Graves knows it will take time and patience. "There's going to be some times when it will seem difficult, but no matter what happens in the future, we're going to be there beside him," he said. "We're going to be there working with him to get over this challenge," he added. "No matter what the outcome is, he's going to live a full and successful life."
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