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Parents of wounded student 'being strong for Sean'

Sean and his parents
Sean's parents say he is recovering well from his wounds  

April 27, 1999
Web posted at: 10:10 p.m. EDT (0210 GMT)

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."

VIDEO REPORT
'Hug your kids every day': CNN's Martin Savidge talks with the father of Anne Marie Hochhalter, seriously wounded in the shooting (April 27)
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Richard Castaldo was shot in the chest, back, arm and colon, but his attitude is good, his father says. CNN's Martin Savidge has the interview. (April 27)
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Interview with the parents of Sean Graves, who was wounded in the shooting (April 27)
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