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      <image:caption>The miracle that came in my mailbox. I now keep this tucked in the pages of my Bible.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The gray lines under my tongue that Courtney discovered. I’d never paid any attention to the under-side of my tongue before. Weeks later the lines would extend around to the side of my tongue.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - Getting a biopsy of my tongue, and some much needed ‘laughing gas’.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Once the laughing gas was off and the biopsy was done, it hurt as bad as it looks.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - Getting a biopsy of my tongue, and some much needed ‘laughing gas’. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Now this is a look! (I didn’t say it was a good one.) This is the laughing gas “mask”. It fit comfortably over my nose as Dr. Anderson controlled the flow of air in order to keep me comfortable for the biopsy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - Getting a biopsy of my tongue, and some much needed ‘laughing gas’. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Our sweet Ryan Luke. He and I keep one another laughing all the time. I wore this silly T-shirt to help maintain my sense of humor.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My tongue after Dr. Anderson performed the ablation. This was easily the most painful procedure I’d ever been through. Even worse than the biopsy.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - Biopsy results come back. And not in a good way. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Round 2 with the laughing gas. While I knew it would help my physical pain, I was continually petitioning the God of my understanding for His calming comfort and peace.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Having been an avid walker my entire life, 36-hours after surgery I requested help out of bed and permission to lap the ICU and stretch a little. It felt amazing!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My body had taken a hit, but all was well with my soul. While it was my tongue that had been housing the nickel-sized cancerous tumor, a flap of tissue and an artery were used to rebuild it, and a skin graft from my leg helped close my writs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much.</image:title>
      <image:caption>5 days post op</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The hockey puck sized blood clot at the site of my skin graft. (Roger would joke that, “This looks important.”) It was important, and a little creepy. But it actually wasn’t painful.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>My husband fulfilled his "for better or for worse" promise by scraping the blood clot from my leg, as per instructions from our care team. The skin grafted from my leg was used to cover my wrists.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - A timeline of my healing in photos and why I decided to share so much. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amazing! The Creator’s touch on my body is evidence of His goodness! This photo is only three-months post op and the redness has since faded.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - How do you cover an eight-inch scar on your arm?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Photo taken from ‘Silk Philosophy’ - inspiration from Pinterest. So pretty!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I don’t use my silk ties to cover my scars anymore. But they sure look cute on these handbags!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - Remembering my mom, and her strength through her own health battle.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Officially a college student! (Old photo.) My parents helped me move in. Mom was probably experiencing symptoms of ALS here, but was keeping it to herself.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>my journey - Remembering my mom, and her strength through her own health battle. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Throwing it way back to high school graduation. This is one of my favorite pictures!</image:caption>
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