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At the age of 86, Carolyn was active and independent. She took walks, delivered meals to homebound friends, drove to town to buy groceries, played her piano, and quilted. So when she called an ambulance for herself one day and was admitted to the hospital, her family was shocked.

Their world was turned upside down when an MRI showed Carolyn had a large brain tumor... 

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