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October 13, 2021

The Good News

It’s news no parent ever wants to hear. If you are a parent, you have thought about it and worried about it. Colleen* got the difficult news. Her 8-year-old son was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

If that wasn’t stressful enough, Colleen had her own health concerns. She received results from a mammogram that indicated she was at high risk for developing breast cancer. She was understandably concerned. She was struggling to understand what that meant and what she should do.

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