'I can do this': Woman with cancer reflects on her life and facing death

NPR | By Halle Hewitt

Published July 31, 2026 at 4:44 AM EDT

For StoryCorps, Karán Founds-Benton talks to her friend about her cancer diagnosis and facing death.

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