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Jonathan by her side each step of the way. Since their mar- Getting acquainted with a good support group helps too.
riage seven years ago he has stood with her in good and Over the years Maegan has made many friends who also
bad, offering love and support along the way. Maegan also suffer from this disease. The “Leakers” as she calls them has
receives tremendous support from a large cast of family helped her through her struggles, as she has helped them.
and friends. Her mother Dawn Walton Lee has been in this
fight with Maegan her entire life. Through every up and Maegan Lee Thornton is a true inspiration. Instead of feel-
every down, Dawn has been there fighting the good fight ing sorry for herself, she has found a positive way to deal
with Maegan. with adversity. “She’s never once been a pity-party case”
said Dawn. “There is always light at the end of the tunnel
In dealing with her disease Maegan has good days and she - you just have to hold on to your faith and believe” states
has bad days, but she has always maintained a positive atti- Maegan.
tude. “During the bad days when I want to get down, I just
take a deep breath and remember where I once was” she Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of “Called to Suffer” can
declared, adding, “I just think about my many blessings”. contact Maegan or Dawn directly. Their email address for
Strong faith in God has helped carry Maegan and Dawn the book is [email protected]. You can also contact
both through the struggles. One of their favorite quotes is, them through their Facebook page – Called To Suffer Book.
“it is not what happens to us in life that defines us, it is our Another way to reach them is by calling them at 919-897-
reaction to it.” 0586 (Maegan) or 919-820-3057 (Dawn) to place an order.
The books are $15.00. To purchase a book you can contact
Maegan also has a strong team of friends who help. “Team them and give them your email address and an invoice will
Maegan” has also received much support from the local be sent to you. You can pay through the email. If you are
community. There have been three fund raisers as well as local, arrangements will be made to get the book to you.
two golf tournaments for financial assistance with mount- “Called To Suffer” can also be shipped anywhere in the
ing medical bills. “I can’t say enough how amazing the en- world. The cost to ship the book anywhere in the United
tire community has been to me” said Maegan. States is $ 6.70. Shipping out of the country the rates vary.

Dawn relates a story of how her neighbor, Vickie Chap-
man’s, pastor preached a sermon one Sunday morning
about so many people in his church congregation that were
dealing with crippling diseases. During that sermon he
made the comment that some people are “called to suffer”.
That comment stayed with Vickie. Later, as Vickie and
Dawn were taking an afternoon walk in their neighborhood
Vickie stated she needed to talk to Dawn and Maegan about
something serious after their walk. She told them “The
Lord has laid it upon my heart that you both are to write a
book” she said. We both just laughed out loud! Exclaimed
Dawn. But Vickie was serious, she said the Lord had laid
this on her heart and that the title for the book was to be –
“Called To Suffer”.

Two years passed without any more talk of a book. Then
one day while on the way to Duke University Hospital on
one of Maegan’s “bad days” she confided in her mother that
she had been working on the book. “So, have I” Dawn told
her. So, from that day forward a collaboration began on the
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born. “The unique thing about this book is that it is not only
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