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THE GIFT OF A NEW DAY

IN THE waiting room of the hospital we sit: some in wheelchairs, some crippled, some with walking sticks, some with one eye.

There are those scarred in fights and accidents, stooped by osteoporosis, hairless due to cancer treatment. Some are dying.

I can’t help but count my blessings and feel immensely grateful for my body now that I’m

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