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The last known Smallpox death occurred because a medical photographer was exposed to a sample at the University of Birmingham Medical School

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You can’t heal when you won’t cut out the infection, and that’s just what addiction is. An infection.

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If you spend the majority of your time in worlds where people are accomplishing incredible things, all of a sudden that starts to seem normal.

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We should not forget that pain can also be an excellent teacher.

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You feel guilty for slowing down other people, for constantly having to duck out of plans at the last minute and for being irritable and touchy when the pain is bad.

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Gone are my sense of safety, my belief that the universe is an orderly and predictable place, my unflinching trust that I know what’s going on in my own body.

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As soon as the sickness started, it spread fast. The X Virus, as we began to call it, moved to every city and was present in every state. What was baffling was that not every person became infected.

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But most of all, I’ve learned that I’m more than my cancer. I’m a human being. I’m not my cancer. Yes I have cancer, but I’m also an actress. Yes I have cancer, but I have a beautiful girlfriend.