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article_snippet.sent: After years of being insecure with the disease body, the disease has vowed to take a stance.
article_snippet.sent: But with the advances in treatment, proper nutrition and exercise, it is a far brighter future than even just 10-15 years ago.'
article_snippet.sent: People still have to realize this is a fatal, life-shortening disease,' Pettigrew explained. '
article_snippet.sent: But there’s a sense of hope and optimism as well.'