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    Wigs, wigouts, and insurance

    A woman decides whether she's a wig person or a scarf person while undergoing chemotherapy, a magazine editor is confronted by rapper Foxy Brown, and a mother navigates the everyday after her son is gravely injured.

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    Nov 20, 2016 • 1 min read
    • Jenny Allen is diagnosed with cancer and is forced to make a decision when she starts chemotherapy.

    • Danyel Smith (pictured) is confronted by a musician who didn't like an article she wrote for Vibe Magazine.

    • Stephanie Peirolo fights with an insurance company while her son is in a coma.

    Hosted by The Moth's Artistic Director, Catherine Burns.

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