It’s easy to look at a graph showing rising rates of a disease and feel detached. It is much harder to ignore the story of a mother describing her fight for recovery or a young adult navigating life after a terminal diagnosis. Stories provide a face, a name, and a heartbeat to the numbers. 3. Providing a Roadmap
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