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The cancer 

		in his body 
		methodically stripped my father 
		of his power and strength,
		 
		leaving him vulnerable 
		and childlike. 
		
		
		
		This was the cruelest of circumstances 
		for a man whose body had always been the mirror-image 
		of his self-identity 
		and masculine pride.
		
		
At the end . . .