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A stranger's compliment helped her feel confident after chemo

NPR
Published May 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM EDT

When Pat Gentile began to grow out her hair after chemotherapy, she was nervous to go to work for the first time without a wig. An unexpected encounter with a convenience store stranger changed that.

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