Beads of Courage

Beads of Courage

December 12, 2010 9:58 AM

For more than 100,000 years, glass beads have been given as symbols of honor and accomplishment. Now they're being used for something else--to help kids fighting cancer tell the story of their illness, first to themselves, and then to family and friends. Mark Strassmann reports.

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