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With Alexander's cancer, I was definitely brought to my knees for the first time because of the fear factor.
Cathy Freeman
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Cathy Freeman
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 16
Athletics Competitor
Olympic Athlete
Sprinter
Slade Point
Queensland
Australia
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman
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