Jake Bailey - Beating cancer, staying grateful and building resilience.

Cancer survivor Jake Bailey came into our lives with words of wisdom, delivering that viral speech during his Christchurch Boys High School prize giving. Now cured, Jake himself has learned a lot along the way. But as he went into remission a new battle begun inside his head. We discuss how he keeps himself grateful and what he believes is the most powerful tool we can learn.

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