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\"I would not take it off,\" she said. \"It just looked like me again and I recognized myself.\"

Daley Cook said she cried too when she saw McSwain put on the wig and smile.

\"I’m blessed that we could help her and do something to uplift her during this tough time,\" she said. \"We can’t get together. We can’t go have drinks, but we can still rally around each other. The power of women banding together, you can’t underestimate it.\"

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Courtesy Dana McSwain
PHOTO: Dana McSwain reacts to being surprised with a custom-made wig during her battle with breast cancer.
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McSwain, who faces a double mastectomy and radiation treatments after finishing chemotherapy, said she is \"living proof\" that there are still people who \"want to do good, even during a time that's so scary.\"

\"Cancer is a club that nobody wants to be in but when you walk through it and realize not only are you not alone spiritually but you have a community surrounding you, it’s an overwhelming sense of strength,\" said McSwain.

Editor's Note: This story was originally published on July 28, 2020.

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