Cristina
In 2016, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, cancer that is caused by malignant plasma cells. I battled for two years, with my husband, Tony, and our seven children as my support system, and I’m grateful to now be in remission. Having been sick really helped me focus on the things that were the most important: my faith, family, friends, and most critical of all, life itself, and how precious and fragile it is.
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