A foot roast, a comedic gathering where friends teased about cancer and amputation preparation, was a way to confront illness with levity. Despite the seriousness of the situation, the event allowed everyone to find humor in the tragedy and process grief and trauma in a unique way.
Scott, a young researcher who builds cancer detection tools, has spent his entire adult life trying to avoid getting cancer. He is now facing his own stage 4 diagnosis.
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