WEBVTT - A Katie Thurston Update

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast

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<v Speaker 2>Hey guys, welcome to the Almost Smous podcast. Today we

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to talk about Katie Thurston's wedding over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>We're so happy for her and Jeff. This was quite

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<v Speaker 2>a surprise, but we do want to acknowledge before we

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<v Speaker 2>go into the wedding details that Katie did post something

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<v Speaker 2>the yesterday that is disappointing news for sure. She says

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<v Speaker 2>that she has that her cancer may have progressed from

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<v Speaker 2>stage three to stage four because there are some spots

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<v Speaker 2>on her liver. She had them biop seed yesterday Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 2>and she found them on the scan last week. This

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<v Speaker 2>all happened in the midst of them doing a last

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<v Speaker 2>minute wedding.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously, we just had an interview with Katie last week.

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<v Speaker 3>I would recommend you go back and listen to that.

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<v Speaker 3>Katie shares a lot of wisdom and insight and thoughts

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<v Speaker 3>about this whole process so far, and also really celebrates

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<v Speaker 3>her fiance now husband that we're going to talk about

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<v Speaker 3>in just second, Jeff. When it comes to Katie's current situation,

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<v Speaker 3>though the results are not in yet, In fact, there

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<v Speaker 3>is a message that Katie put out there that e

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<v Speaker 3>or that People Magazine shared about. And it's a text

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<v Speaker 3>message that Katie has or a direct message. It's on

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<v Speaker 3>the Booby Broadcast.

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<v Speaker 2>See the Booby Broadcast. I follow it. It's on Instagram.

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<v Speaker 2>You can if you go to her what profile, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>be able to figure out how to subscribe to it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got fifty five thousand members and basically she texts

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<v Speaker 2>you every day about how she's feeling or any tests

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<v Speaker 2>or procedures that she's had done.

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<v Speaker 3>The message isn't isn't long, so I'm just going to

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<v Speaker 3>read through it. It says my biopsy is scheduled Friday, which

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<v Speaker 3>would have been my treatment day. We now wait. She

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<v Speaker 3>and I think Katie's prior referring to her doctor, she

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<v Speaker 3>seemed to be leaning more on the cancer and the

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<v Speaker 3>liver verse optimistic. It was nothing this would put me

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<v Speaker 3>at stage four. Katie says, I'd love to hear from

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<v Speaker 3>my sisters who are in stage four in terms of

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<v Speaker 3>quality of life, motherhood, etc. This is the message that

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<v Speaker 3>Katie shared. The results are not back yet, so we

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<v Speaker 3>are waiting with Katie and this this did change her

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<v Speaker 3>treatment plan that Katie went into with us last week

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<v Speaker 3>and kind of what her ideal treatment plan was going

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<v Speaker 3>to look like. Obviously this is now changed. This is

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<v Speaker 3>just news that isn't just heavy. It's life stopping for Katie,

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<v Speaker 3>but also for us who are following along in this

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<v Speaker 3>journey with her, who are familiar with this journey. It's

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<v Speaker 3>life stopping and it makes everybody take a step back.

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<v Speaker 3>And we're taking a step back to be in support

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<v Speaker 3>of Katie as she waits for the results. And I

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<v Speaker 3>also just want to share a quick message and say

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<v Speaker 3>it's very and Katie talked about this as well, but

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<v Speaker 3>it is very kind of Katie to be so vulnerable

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<v Speaker 3>and open with all of us during this experience. She

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<v Speaker 3>could this is one of those we say often, you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>you went on a Raley television show. You should be

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<v Speaker 3>talking about your relationships and breakups and all that. This

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<v Speaker 3>is a moment where she could easily stay quiet, but

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<v Speaker 3>instead she's building a community of others who are going

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<v Speaker 3>through this and herself and support. And I just want

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<v Speaker 3>to say thank you to Katie for allowing us in

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<v Speaker 3>and now we wait with Katie for the results.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what Katie said last week about her people,

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<v Speaker 2>saying that she's brave.

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<v Speaker 4>But a lot of people say, like, you're so brave

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<v Speaker 4>for sharing your story, and I do appreciate that gesture,

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<v Speaker 4>but for me, it's also it's been it's been such

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<v Speaker 4>a help for me to share my story and to

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<v Speaker 4>have people who've been shared theirs. And so there's a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of people who, for their own personal reasons, choose

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<v Speaker 4>to battle in silence and in private, and you know

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<v Speaker 4>that's their own choice. But I do find something so

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<v Speaker 4>supportive of being part of a group, being part of

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<v Speaker 4>a chat, anything you can find to talk to other survivors.

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<v Speaker 4>It's probably been like the biggest medicine for me since

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<v Speaker 4>officially coming out with the public and sharing my story.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually, that People article is a little bit outdated because

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday Katie was able to go get her port placement

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<v Speaker 2>in and they were able to do the liver biobously

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, since the radiologist could get a

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<v Speaker 2>good read, she said, with an ultrasound instead of a

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<v Speaker 2>seat skin. She said, she's tired, she's nasea, she's in pain,

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<v Speaker 2>she's home in resting. She's anticipating the results next week,

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<v Speaker 2>but she's feeling optimistic.

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<v Speaker 3>She said, we'll take a left turn here to talk

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<v Speaker 3>about what happened before all this, which is this weekend

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<v Speaker 3>Katie got married. We want to celebrate that here. This

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<v Speaker 3>is a big deal, a very exciting time. She looked

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<v Speaker 3>absolutely gorgeous. It's their pictures. If you go back through

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<v Speaker 3>and look at her social media, they will make you

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<v Speaker 3>smile because of the joy that is expressed on both

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<v Speaker 3>of their faces. This was not talked about during our

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<v Speaker 3>interview with Katie. She kept it a secret to everybody,

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<v Speaker 3>which is fine, but I'm a little sad that she

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<v Speaker 3>didn't talk about it here.

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<v Speaker 2>I like to pretend that she actually just did it

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<v Speaker 2>so spurred the moment that she planned it after our

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<v Speaker 2>last Wednesday in her with her. It's been one week

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<v Speaker 2>today since she talked to us, and she did an

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<v Speaker 2>interview with Katie with Sarah Herron of US Weekly. Not

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<v Speaker 2>our Sarah Harrin, but Sarah Harron, the reporter from US Weekly.

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<v Speaker 2>She sat down with her just around the same time

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<v Speaker 2>that we talked to her, and she told her that

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<v Speaker 2>they had just last minute said hey, parents, come fly in.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to do a little backyard ceremony.

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<v Speaker 3>Jeff and Katie. Obviously we're talked about a lot during

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<v Speaker 3>our time with her, and what I picked up from

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<v Speaker 3>that interview with her Ashley, is that Jeff has been

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<v Speaker 3>not only an incredible support system, he did stop his

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<v Speaker 3>tour that was a global tour to be with her

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<v Speaker 3>during this time. As she after she first heard of

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<v Speaker 3>her diagnosis and found out about her diagnosis. He is,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I'm sure plans are up in the air

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<v Speaker 3>at this point. He was planning on going back on

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<v Speaker 3>tour starting I think it was next week here within

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<v Speaker 3>the States, and she was very supportive of that and

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<v Speaker 3>excited about that. But this huge announcement that the two

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<v Speaker 3>of them got married in this ceremony is just a

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<v Speaker 3>beautiful moment to celebrate the two of them. As I

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<v Speaker 3>said earlier, this recent news from Katie makes us all

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<v Speaker 3>kind of have this life stopping moment where we take

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<v Speaker 3>a step back. This is also a life stopping moment

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<v Speaker 3>and one to celebrate. Because Katie Thurston is married. That

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<v Speaker 3>is awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, we're so happy for her in this part of

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<v Speaker 2>her life. She said that they are still going to

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<v Speaker 2>have the big wedding that they have been imagining over

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<v Speaker 2>the past few months. You and I talked to her

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<v Speaker 2>about her wedding plans, and this is what she said

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<v Speaker 2>last Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 4>Funny enough, I was dragging my feet on wedding planning,

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<v Speaker 4>you know. I was more wanting to elobe. And now

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<v Speaker 4>given the diagnosis, it feels like there's something really special

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<v Speaker 4>about being able to celebrate the love that Jeff and

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<v Speaker 4>I have and then to be celebrating that with friends

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<v Speaker 4>and family on a big, grand scale. And so my

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<v Speaker 4>outlook on just even like wedding planning has shifted because

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<v Speaker 4>life is so precious and you just never know what

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<v Speaker 4>kind of surprises are going to come your way.

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<v Speaker 2>So, like I said, she's still planning on having that

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<v Speaker 2>big party blowout later this year.

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<v Speaker 3>So here's where we stand now. We're waiting for the

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<v Speaker 3>biops results to come back. We are in support here

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<v Speaker 3>at the Almost Famous Podcast to continue to share the

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<v Speaker 3>news of Katie's journey's journey with all of you because

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<v Speaker 3>she has also been so open and vulnerable during her experience,

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<v Speaker 3>and we will relay the messaging without any assumptions and

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<v Speaker 3>guesses and wild ideas and thoughts. We will just relay

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<v Speaker 3>the messages and the information that she shares with us

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<v Speaker 3>publicly on social media with you. The listener here at

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<v Speaker 3>the Almost Famous podcast and we will wait for that

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<v Speaker 3>as kind of the Week continues. But we're also sharing

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<v Speaker 3>this podcast because our original intention and still our intention,

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<v Speaker 3>is to say congratulations to Jeff and Katie on a

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<v Speaker 3>beautiful wedding, a beautiful relationship, a relationship that is built

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<v Speaker 3>in a firm on a firm foundation, and we wish

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<v Speaker 3>you many, many, many many years of love and laughter

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<v Speaker 3>and life and experiences because the two of you bring

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<v Speaker 3>all those things to so many.

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<v Speaker 2>That was so perfectly said Ben, Katie. We're thinking about

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<v Speaker 2>you and praying for you always. You got this, sending you.

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<v Speaker 3>All our love till next time.

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