How we can all learn a lesson from the power of positivity - the YEP says
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The 55-year-old has defied the odds after being told she only had a couple of years to live following her terminal cancer diagnosis in 2017.
She refuses to be defeated. Even the pandemic won’t beat her.
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Hide AdMrs Hudson’s treatment was stopped and then restarted again in December. Next month she is due to find out how effective it has been - and we’re all rooting for her.
But for Mrs Hudson it is all about channelling the power of positivity.
At the moment, she is setting her sights on a post-Covid cruise with her devoted husband after almost a year of shielding.
We could all learn a lesson from her positivity.
And today she is sharing a heartfelt poem she has written to the city of Leeds, for us all to take inspiration and courage from during tough times.
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Hide AdHer final two lines say it all: “Stay safe, be careful, it’s not a game we play,
“Hopefully, our lives will be back to normal, one day.”
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