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It could be said that the long and lonely recovery process led Karin to regress--to be silly, childish, playful. Here, she plays with her toy motorcycle.

"Our minds were rarely sad. We strongly believed and often reminded one another that sadness did not fight cancer. Perhaps the best reminder to both of us and to everyone that was affected by the situation, were our frequent displays of silliness, our capacity for normal behavior under abnormal circumstances." - Karin Weidenhammer

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It could be said that the long and lonely recovery process led Karin to regress--to be silly, childish, playful. Here, she plays with her toy motorcycle.<br />
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"Our minds were rarely sad. We strongly believed and often reminded one another that sadness did not fight cancer. Perhaps the best reminder to both of us and to everyone that was affected by the situation, were our frequent displays of silliness, our capacity for normal behavior under abnormal circumstances." - Karin Weidenhammer