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For several years, MacKenzie Scott had something of a whirlwind dream life. She was married to one of the richest men in the world, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos , living in luxury with their four children , and getting a chance to pursue her dream of writing novels. Even as her relationship with Bezos began to crumble, just as many predicted it was doomed to do , and they called it quits on their marriage, she became one of the richest people in the world nearly overnight. Scott raked in over $36 billion in Amazon stock out of her divorce settlement , and turned her sights towards philanthropy.

However, simply having more money than most people could fathom doesn't insulate you from pain and tragedy. This is something Scott

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