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My mind is dwarfed by life\u2019s mysterious ways. \u2026 All I know for certain is that as much as I would like to live in a cancer-free world and help anyone who is struggling with the disease, all I can really do is to share my story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: georgia, palatino\"> That is all I have to offer. A story. My story. And I would suggest that rather than copying mine or anyone else&#8217;s, make sure you&#8217;re comfortable with yours. Feel it. Articulate it. Own it. Live it. No matter how shitty you think it is. Because ultimately your story is the only thing that can and WILL help you deal with both \u2013 life and the loss of it.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: georgia, palatino\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: georgia, palatino\"><em>by\u00a0Katarina Juvancic<\/em><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<a style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;font-size: 14pt\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katarina-dejan.com\/en\">Author&#8217;s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: georgia, palatino\">Slovenia<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe me still being here is as random as someone else dying. Maybe my decisions and actions only worked for me and cannot be replicated by anyone else. I honestly don&#8217;t know. 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