It took another several months to get an appointment with an oral surgeon who was willing to extract his six abscessed teeth.

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By the time she found one, and got the boy to the appointment, his tooth had abscessed, and the infection had spread to his brain.

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Earlier Wednesday, Fastow had testified that Lay, who took the CEO reins after Skilling left the post in August 2001, was all too aware of Enron's abscessed finances that year when he touted the firm's vitality.

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