I told Augustus the broad outline of my miracle: diagnosed with Stage …

John Green
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I told Augustus the broad outline of my miracle: diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when I was thirteen. (I didn’t tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! You’re a woman. Now die.) ✨ The Fault in Our Stars. Book by John Green and Rodrigo Corral, January 10, 2012.
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