How cancer taught me to redefine strength
Natalia Green
May 6, 2019
“Be strong.” That’s what they tell you, that’s what you tell yourself and that’s what you think you must do to beat cancer.
“Tell the story of the mountain you climbed. Your words could become a page in someone else’s survival guide.” — Morgan Harper Nichols
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