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On with my life

by Patti Trull · 1983

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Having had osteosarcoma at the age of fifteen and having had her leg amputated as a result, the author relates her determination to overcome a potentially fatal disease and her later experiences as a therapist to cancer patients in a children's hospital.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishealthhealthMore like thisLess of this
Themes
cancercancerMore like thisLess of this
Setting
Washington StateWashington StateMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 144 pages

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