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Posts by Stephanie Stene

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Not Always A Cinderella Story

by Stephanie Stene August 7, 2024

I remember walking into the waiting room at the Allan Blair Cancer Center and seeing a few older couples in the waiting room. I also saw a younger couple around my age sitting beside each other; the girl was filling out the paperwork while the boy looked at her with concern.

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The Roller Coaster Ride

by Stephanie Stene May 2, 2024

I remember sitting on my very first roller coaster ride in West Edmonton Mall back in 2008. I was 11 years old at the time and I was peer pressured to go on the ride. I knew I wouldn’t enjoy it but I got on it anyway. Once the ride started, my hands started turning white from gripping the handlebars too tightly and I was screaming so loudly, as if my life was about to end.

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