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Oncology Nurse, Christine Magnus Moore, stood by the bedside of cancerpatients for many years, caring for them as they endured majorsurgeries, chemotherapy and even the aftermath of grueling bone marrowtransplants.

They fought a battle with an enemy in their bodies:cancer.

Some triumphed and some did not. Fighting for her patients' health, shethought of herself as a soldier on the battlefield and was amazed at howthey dealt with their difficult road and that they oftenthanked her with a smile.As connected as she felt to her patients, she didn't fully comprehendthe courage it took to confront cancer every day until she became one ofthem.

Christine navigates therough roadinvolved with cancertreatment, experiencing exhaustion beyond belief, debilitating nauseaand pain, and other side effects which are overwhelmingly more difficultthan she'd ever imagined. Her road isarduous and humblingand she is taxed to her core in every way:emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Living on the other side of the bedside, she feels vulnerable when some of the doctors and nurses she's worked with become hercaregivers...on top of all that her love life begins to present challenges as well.

Christine emerges acancer survivorand gains a profoundunderstanding of the suffering her patients had weathered, discoveringthat her life has been re-calibrated. She embraces her higher purposewith an amplified vigor and empathy to help others dealingwith the disease.Through the darkest of times, she finds the deepest grief and tears can produce the greatest strength and passion.