Published:Friday, June 29, 2007 12:00 PM PDT
Serving the South Coast of Oregon

Morgan Fawcett is an alcoholic
Friday, June 29, 2007 12:00 PM PDT

who has never touched a drop in his life.

He is a victim of the excesses of his mother, who drank during her pregnancy. This past winter, he was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome. It is a condition that varies greatly from one case to another. Some suffer severe retardation while other are uncoordinated and struggle with mathematical concepts. Some never grow hair and have disfigured skulls, but others merely have high foreheads and crooked teeth.

But Morgan is convinced it has also given him the ability to play Native

American flute. Although he cannot read sheet music or remember songs that

he created moments before, the sound he produces is incredible. And he wants to use his gift to teach others about a disease he knows too well.


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