"Once told I'd never speak again, but then it happened," Dubai teacher's story

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“I want you to understand?” the doctor said. “You will not be able to speak again.”  Nancy Paul, a former teacher in an Ajman school and a church choir member, had undergone surgery to remove a lump in her throat, a procedure following the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma in 2014.  Read the full story here: https://gulfnews.com/uae/people/i-was-told-i-would-never-speak-again-but-then-it-happened-dubai-teacher-1.100604630  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV  #UAEnews #Dubai #cancer

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00:00cancer in a strange way became cathartic. The transformational potential of trauma

00:05is a remarkable thing. That's what molded me into a poet today. During my battle

00:12with cancer, I tried to pour my thoughts into words, my fears, my worries,

00:18everything into poetry. That's how I could author three books. That trauma, the

00:25trauma which I have undergone gave a true potential. We all are born with

00:31immense potential and possibilities. I just want you to tell that if God has, if

00:37God gives us some test, he has a perfect plan. We may have difficulties in our

00:42life. We may have trials and tribulations in our life, but all these are transitory.

00:47They leave no permanent mark on us. One day we will look back with pride at the

00:52journey we have taken. Remember that life is full of surprises. It is fully

00:57wrapped in surprises, both good and bad. It's how we take it, how we accept the

01:04surprises that truly define us. It's our duty to help our fellow beings. We have

01:12to be more empathetic. We have to be more humane.

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