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Getting Healthy Story #3 – Jeff

by Megan on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:02

This entry is filed under: Getting health Stories

To represent the others who are living, surviving and having their own journey to get to good health. We will be including “Getting Healthy Stories.” Below Jeff has shared with us his journal of his health. It is a story of struggle, love, support, disappointment and mostly this guy just keeps getting back up. He is a truly remarkable voice to hear. Grab something good to drink and get to know Jeff below:

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Photo via: rbackowski

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