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The weakness entered slowly so that its presence was not felt for many days. She thought she was more tired, had been playing too long, not sleeping well enough. There is no thought of illness or disease for an eight year old who has only known full vigor. Each day was a fresh start of the same joy of living.

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Don’t get me wrong, I like The Boss. “I’m on fire” may be one of my favorite songs, but that night Bruce Springsteen’s voice filled the operating room like a Mongolian throat singer's fills a yurt. We were eight hours into what would likely be a fourteen hour surgery and nothing but E-Street Radio played the entire time. And as exhausting as Bruce’s voice had become, something amazing was happening here.

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Cancer Clinic Meme for New Radiation Oncology Residents Beginning Their Rotation

1. The most common thing you will hear in the clinic is the sound of people laughing.
2. The second most common sound you will hear is computers.
3. You might think the carpet in front of the waiting room chairs would be worn down to a nub.
4. It isn't.

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