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Meet the Models: Katie Smith
Katie Smith was enjoying all the facets of being a new mother to her boys, ages 2 and 5. In fact, she and her husband were trying for a third. Six months prior, given extensive family history of breast cancer, Katie received her first mammogram, at an earlier than typical age, and was all clear. She carried on with family life and being a science teacher to her middle schoolers. Her seemingly blissful family existence was soon shattered, first by a miscarriage and then a devastating diagnosis of stage four metastatic breast cancer. Katie has been fighting the disease for three years now.
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“It has been a total mental, physical and emotional journey these past few months, but it really has made me step back and appreciate my family and all the people who have been there for me.”
Read MoreMeet the Models, New England: Christina Muratore
“there is a lot of sadness, but there is also so much hope and happiness. It’s ok to have both and important to not exist in this bubble where nothing bad ever happens.”
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