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David Frum

My mom was truly an iconic figure, a great journalist and a pioneering woman who died at 54 of cancer without ever having revealed to viewers that she was ill.

David Frum

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David Frum is describing his mother as a highly respected and influential journalist who broke new ground for women in her field. Despite her serious illness, she chose to keep her cancer diagnosis private from the people who watched her on television.

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