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Always thoughtful, occasionally funny, weekly essays about health, happiness and mortality after surviving aggressive breast cancer at age 29.

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I survived aggressive breast cancer at age 29. My childhood best friend, diagnosed the same year, did not. Here, I write about my pursuit of happiness and health. Spoiler alert: the answer to both is writing. And dogs.