Dear Cancer

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"Dear Cancer,

You tried to take my best friend, but you failed. She beat you. Twice actually. Because of you, she had to fight for her life for two years. I stood by her side. Now I stand by her side as she takes you on once more. Only this time, she'll be fighting for other kids. Helping them. Treating them. Some she'll lose, some she'll save. The point of it all is that you didn't win, she did. She rang the bell and began anew. You became her testimony, and she became pediatric oncologist."

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