'I wasn't crying because I have cancer. I was crying because I am so grateful.'

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From The Lede

• Published: Apr. 22, 2024, 6:05 a.m.

Maddy Petite's brothers, Trey and Matt, have been by her side through her cancer diagnosis, the birth of Maddy's son, Harrison, and her cancer treatments. (Photo courtesy the Petite family)

"I am enjoying my life now more than ever," she told me.

Her words caught my attention — after all, she's fighting stage 4 metastatic lung cancer — cancer that has spread to several organs, including her adrenal glands and her brain. So many tumors in her brain.

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