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“In eighth grade my grandpa died. It was really hard because I had a lot of homework that built up, but I had a lot of people around me who helped me get through it and complete assignments. He died of lung cancer that he’d been battling for two years. The day before he died, I went to see him and he could barely talk, he was pale as a ghost and in a lot of pain. It was really hard for me, but I was glad he didn’t have to suffer anymore.”