I lost my job and was diagnosed with cancer within months. With 8 kids, I had no choice but to keep going

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I lost my job and was diagnosed with cancer within months. With 8 kids, I had no choice but to keep going

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I was laid off from my software development job in September 2024.
Months later, at the age of 37, I was diagnosed with lymphoma.
After months of treatment while parenting eight children ages 4 to 19, I rang the cancer-free bell.
In…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-12-02 14:27:04.