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The fellow survivors , the fellow voice-hearers , the comrades and collaborators ; the mother who never gave up on me , who knew that one day I would come back to her and was willing to wait for me for as long as it took ; the doctor who only worked with me for a brief time but who reinforced his belief that recovery was not only possible but inevitable , and during a devastating period of relapse told my terrified family , &quot; &quot; Don &apos;t give up hope .