Hope in the Present

March 31, 2019

Di - Terminal Cancer Patient

20min listen 

"The last thing I want to be is a bitter old bitch." Diagnosed with terminal cancer and given just twelve months to live, Di Foster is in remission and defying her prognosis. She says facing death opened a dialogue which helps her to focus on what really matters - life.
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