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A kind, no-nonsense nurse helped a couple prepare for death

Published June 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM CDT

Eric Johnson's husband Dennis Hopkins was given a 50% chance of surviving lung cancer. During one hospital stay they met their unsung hero, a nurse named Sherry.

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