No Pain, No Gain

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Chris Crowe (New Era, March 1994 p. 44)

About the article

A young man with Leukemia helps to bring a boy from his quorum back to church by being his friend (Fiction).

Quotations

When I first met J. J., I figured I had it made because I was big and strong and he was so skinny and weak. But as I got to know him, I started to see that he had lots more than I did: a strong family, a strong will, and more courage than I’ll ever know.

“No pain,” he whispered, “no gain. I’m kind of used to this. I guess chemotherapy is better than the alternative.”