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Growing up I have watched reality star Diem Brown star on MTV's Challenge series. For the last 10+ years I have watched her beat cancer twice, remain strong, passionate, driven, and fight through all the obstacles cancer has forced her to face. She is also the co founder of a non profit foundation called "MedGift" which is a website that allows people to donate their money to support others going through medical type issues. Struggling with high medical bills herself with battling cancer on two occassions previously, it inspired her to start this organization in order to assist others going through what she has experienced.
Sadly, this past Friday Diem Brown passed away at 32 from her third battle of cancer, this time colon cancer which spread to her liver and lymph nodes. She took to twitter to reveal to her fans that she was still fighting to stay alive until the very end. Cancer seems to be spreading like wild fire in today's society. Some people feel its the food we eat, or the air we breathe. Whatever it is, it is taken way too many people way too young.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/diem-browns-death-sheds-light-on-young-adult-cancer/
-Stephanie Kohel
I remember watching her on MTV while growing up also. I am glad that Diem had the strength to help and inspire others even though she was struggling herself.
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