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1/31/2015

HC: [What is your] biggest success (in life)?

RM: The ability to turn lemons into lemonade. Long story short, I had two younger brothers that passed away from rare forms of pediatric cancer. Their loss caused a lot of hurt and grief for my family. However, I was able to turn my grief and anger into something positive and started volunteering through the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, an organization that raises money for pediatric cancer research to help find cures and treatments. My brother Reid was actually in the same hospital as Alex Scott, the founder of the organization. While I don’t completely understand why this happened to my family, twice, I do believe that everything happens for a reason. The time my brothers had on earth was short, but influential. I would not be who I am or where I am today without them.

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