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It sounds strange to say, but there is a gift in a cancer diagnosis. Since my diagnoses, people have just been incredibly warm, and thoughtful, kind and generous. I have been overwhelmed by how thoughtful people have been. I’m used to always being the caretaker for other people. It’s not natural for me to accept help. I’ve had to learn to accept help and learn that people really do want to help you. I’ve really seen the best of human nature since was diagnosed.
— Dean Lyrissa Lidsky of the University of Missouri School of Law, speaking candidly about her breast cancer diagnosis. Lidsky was first diagnosed in December 2018, and has since undergone four rounds of chemotherapy. Her final chemotherapy treatment is next month, after which she’ll have a lumpectomy followed by radiation and a year of drug treatment. Her initial results have been positive.
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