11
Apr
2014
Change of Heart: A Story of an Unspoken Lesson
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Sharing knowledge, stories, and experiences to invigorate the mind, body, & heart.
In 2011, I began volunteering at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. In my (almost) full year of time there, the experiences I had and people I met helped me grow and learn tremendously. This is one story of my time with
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