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Making every breath matter

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Elizabeth Whittington

As the nation prepared for Super Bowl Sunday, many were introduced to the story of Keasha Draft, the newlywed wife of retired NFL linebacker Chris Draft.A beautiful love story, except that Keasha was diagnosed with lung cancer last year. She was 37 years old. Five weeks after their wedding, she passed away on Dec. 27. The ESPN video is below."She courageously faced lung cancer, showing us all with every breath that we all need to hold onto life and love with both hands for as long as we can." --The Chris Draft Family Foundation

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