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Beads bring hope to Holly

When I met 7-year-old Holly Slavin, she was wearing so many strands of beads I thought she might topple over from all the weight around her neck. Each bead had its own story. Each was there for a reason. They had been issued by “Beads of Courage,’’ a national program for children coping with serious illnesses.

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