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PHOENIX - Turning on her sewing machine is therapy for Shelia Calvert.

On a good day, she’ll sit for hours stitching fabric and finding peace in her work.

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"You put this on just to give yourself more stability to hold the zipper in place," Calvert explained, demonstrating her process.

Knowing her purpose in life is to pass on the fight — to encourage others. After all, Calvert’s story is one of survival.

"I was diagnosed in 2006 with stage 3 breast cancer," she said. "I had two three-year-olds and an 11-year-old at home, and we did everything we could. We were very aggressive in treatment. If it could be taken out, it was taken out."

Calvert went into remission.

"We fought through," Calvert recalled. "You know, we did all of the whole, like, survivor

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