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SOTF Radio - Healing with Humor with Rebecca Tajak

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64 minutes

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Apr 18, 2023

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Today, we speak with Burn Survivor, Rebecca Tajak, who was burned in a vehicle fire in October 2022. Her recent burns have not changed her outlook on life as she uses humor to cope with this traumatic injury.

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Apr 18, 2023

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SOTF Radio - Healing with Humor with Rebecca Tajak

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