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One for every lymph node lost: 174 pottery pieces later, cancer survivor Ong Hwee Suan now has a greater acceptance of imperfection and hangs on to her belief that life can "perhaps prettier before despite the scars". Read more: http://tdy.sg/2r9Kh4k (Video: Wong Casandra/TODAY)

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