When Amanda Currie bought advance tickets last year to see her hero, Johnny Depp, in concert, she had no idea that she would be paralyzed from the neck down by the time of the show. The 23-year-old Chicopee, Massachusetts, native was diagnosed with Stage 4 Glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, in 2015 while completing her bachelor's degree in mathematics. Currie underwent brain surgery the day after her diagnosis, and was able to finish her degree and begin working toward her master's while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. Currie fell in love with Depp at the age of 10, and continued to admire the...
- 7/12/2016
- by Michael Miller, @write_miller
- PEOPLE.com
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