I told Augustus the broad outline of my miracle: diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when I was thirteen. (I didnâ€™t tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! Youâ€™re a woman. Now die.)

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