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Patty is the strongest person I have ever met. As a child she developed diabetes, in her twenties she had a troubled pregnancy, in her thirties her kidneys failed and she had to have a kidney and pancreas transplant. Six months ago Patty was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She undergoes chemotherapy and she no longer has any hair but she still keeps a big smile on her face. I met Patty through her daughter Niki who I became friends with in elementary school. Niki was a year younger then me so we always played together. The eight years that I have known Patty she has always been very happy and upbeat no matter what comes her way. When Patty was in her childhood she was extremely obese which caused her to develop Juvenile Diabetes. She was in and out of the hospital because of her diabetes and she had