And maybe that’s true, except that of all the myriad and conflicting words I could use to describe Tavia, lucky isn’t one of them. At every turn, happiness was her decision. She started working after school at fourteen, finishing her homework while the rest of us were in bed asleep. She has spent her life saddled with Type 1 diabetes and has dealt with all the attending health problems. Not only did she take care of herself, she took care of everyone else. She didn’t complain. But it was more than that—no matter the hand she was dealt, it always looked like she was winning. Even in hard times,
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