Cancer gave me an understanding of the point of all this. To survive. Most of our lives it is easy but for the moments when it becomes difficult, when accident or sickness or sadness strikes, it's just about remembering one thing. You must simply survive.

Shaun Hick
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When a person is diagnosed with cancer, they have a better understanding of the point of life. Life is full of unexpected and often tragic events. When you face the possibility of being taken from this world, you must remember that you must simply survive. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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