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Four years ago when facing the terror of a breast cancer diagnosis, writing became a salve for me. I journaled, chronicling the many things I found overwhelming. Over the course of two years I wrote the equivalent of a memoir I called Grit and Grace. My first foray into a writer’s workshop was with essays selected from that narrative. I received so much support and care for the words I’d written, Read more of this blog post »

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