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Too often in life, we are so preoccupied with the destination that we forget to simply admire the journey. When I first read the story of James Rhio O’Connor, I was truly inspired. I personally was completely in awe that a person can be told that they only have a year to live, then they can turn around and prove all of the doctors and scientists wrong and outlive his prognosis by more than six years. He showed with large amounts of determination, you can prove that you're strong enough to survive anything. When I first heard of James Rhio O’Connor’s story, a quote came to my mind. “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” When I compare James Rhio O’Connor to this quote, I find that some people could be like the caterpillar and think the world is over due to a dire cancer prognosis, but James waited it out and found that he could form into something so much more, thus becoming the butterfly.
If in my life I was placed into a situation where I was given a dire cancer prognosis, I would more than likely have a difficult time accepting it at first....

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