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Apr 09

Ruth’s Story: What I Did and What You Can Do

by Ruth Rechis (LAF Staff)

I am a young adult cancer survivor. I was diagnosed when I was 15 years old and spent a little over a year receiving chemotherapy and radiation. What I’ve learned about this disease is that you can never totally prepare for the ways it will impact your life. One of my closest friends during treatment who was from Buffalo, NY, lost his battle with this disease, and I haven’t watched the Bills since without a tear. And I still can’t quite put a hat on my head because the flashes of being bald come flooding right back. As it…

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