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"I could barely walk from our bedroom to the kitchen and I thought, 'Oh God, will I ever be able to do this simple thing again?'" she said.

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At 73, Wanda Williams still can't believe the joy she gets from something as simple as a walk in the rain.

"It's just too easy to take for granted those things that you never have to worry about," she said.

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Fifteen years ago, Williams, a retiree from Hayward, was rushed to the hospital after doctors discovered a blood clot on her lung, complication from a debilitating disease called sickle cell.

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