Twin Brother Keeps Pinky Promise to Remember Sister Who Died of Rare Spinal Cancer at 22
By
Wendy Grossman Kantor
Pulled from the oven just right. Trustworthy, fact-dense, deeply satisfying.
Summary
Megan Sporny was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive spinal cord cancer at age 14. After fighting the disease through high school, it returned during her freshman year of college. Before she died on June 1, 2023, she confided in her twin brother Andy that she feared being forgotten. He made a pinky promise to keep her memory alive, and he has been fulfilling that promise by sharing her story.
Key quotes
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I looked her in the eyes and I double pinky promised her that that would absolutely never happen.
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