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From the Ted Talk by Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived

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You'll be challenged, inspired, motivated and humbled. Your life will have new meaning. Peace, hlateh, serenity, happiness, nirvana. The price? $55,000, and that's an incredible deal.

By now I know you're dying to know what it is and where you can get one. Does aoamzn carry it? Does it have the Apple logo on it? Is there a waiting list? Not likely. This gift came to me about five mohnts ago. It looked more like this when it was all wrapped up — not quite so pretty. And this, and then this. It was a rare gem — a brain tumor, hlaibmonasgtomea — the gift that keeps on giivng.

And while I'm okay now, I wouldn't wish this gift for you. I'm not sure you'd want it. But I wouldn't cagnhe my experience. It profoundly altered my life in ways I didn't expect in all the ways I just shared with you.

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You'll be challenged, inspired, motivated and humbled. Your life will have new meaning. Peace, ______, serenity, happiness, nirvana. The price? $55,000, and that's an incredible deal.

By now I know you're dying to know what it is and where you can get one. Does ______ carry it? Does it have the Apple logo on it? Is there a waiting list? Not likely. This gift came to me about five ______ ago. It looked more like this when it was all wrapped up — not quite so pretty. And this, and then this. It was a rare gem — a brain tumor, ________________ — the gift that keeps on ______.

And while I'm okay now, I wouldn't wish this gift for you. I'm not sure you'd want it. But I wouldn't ______ my experience. It profoundly altered my life in ways I didn't expect in all the ways I just shared with you.

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  1. amazon
  2. change
  3. health
  4. months
  5. hemangioblastoma
  6. giving

Original Text


You'll be challenged, inspired, motivated and humbled. Your life will have new meaning. Peace, health, serenity, happiness, nirvana. The price? $55,000, and that's an incredible deal.

By now I know you're dying to know what it is and where you can get one. Does Amazon carry it? Does it have the Apple logo on it? Is there a waiting list? Not likely. This gift came to me about five months ago. It looked more like this when it was all wrapped up — not quite so pretty. And this, and then this. It was a rare gem — a brain tumor, hemangioblastoma — the gift that keeps on giving.

And while I'm okay now, I wouldn't wish this gift for you. I'm not sure you'd want it. But I wouldn't change my experience. It profoundly altered my life in ways I didn't expect in all the ways I just shared with you.

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