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Cancer changes your life, often for the better. You learn what's important, you learn to prioritize, and you learn not to waste your time. You tell people you love them. My friend Gilda Radner used to say, 'If it wasn't for the downside, having cancer would be the best thing and everyone would want it.' That's true. If it wasn't for the downside.

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Gilda Radner
Age: 42 †
Born: 1946
Born: June 28
Died: 1989
Died: May 20
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Detroit
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I think dogs are the most amazing creatures they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.
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