She says he told her to take her medicine and rest and give herself time to heal.

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When a model failed to show, Walters asked to take her place on air, and the rest is television history.

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The transplant recipient has to take immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of his or her life to prevent rejection of the donated tissue.

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