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The Human Aspect of Elisabeth

My life changed when I was diagnosed as a single mother with cancer. The hardest part was not fighting the cancer itself, but the expectations that once I was cancer free I should move on and be like before. The loneliness in trying to move on while maintaining a brave face drained me of my motivation to live.

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