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Month: July 2017

Stranger Than Fiction: When surgery goes weird

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Cheryl

Thank you for all of the kind words, encouragement, solidarity, and even generous gifts during the run up to my tumor removal surgery last week. I’ve just returned from my post-op appointment with my gynecologic oncologist, so I can finally share an

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