Reflections of real life
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When Paula Belmonte gave birth to her son, Santiago, he weighed just 1.5 pounds.
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A plane crash left Tony Carr fighting for his life, with burns on 60 percent of his body.
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Roberta Richardson’s acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis meant she had at most only two years to live.
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Maureen Peterson used to see so many doctors she couldn’t keep their names straight.
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At age 95, open heart surgery was not an option for Mary Hostinsky.
Reflections of real life
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