Ten years ago, I was a 19-year-old going through chemotherapy. I know we can emerge from coronavirus with compassion.
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Alex Dvorak is a writer, speaker and cancer survivor who is currently at work on a memoir.
Ten years ago, I was a 19-year-old going through chemotherapy. I know we can emerge from coronavirus with compassion.