Dear every cancer patient I ever took care of, I’m sorry. I didn’t get it.

29Nov 2016 by Ronny Allan 2 Comments

I’ve never used the reblog button until now ………… this is such a powerful post, so I wanted those following me on WordPress or email, and are not on Facebook, to have the opportunity to read it.

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Gaynor Miles

Well done as cindy said

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November 30, 2016 at 21:43
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Cindy

This is spot on!

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November 30, 2016 at 05:34
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