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How Emily Grund is overcoming cancer and working her way back to the pool

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Emily Grund sat in an emergency room at UNC Hospitals, waiting for a doctor to come in and perform a bone marrow biopsy. She was alone, and she was crying. On Sept. 9, 2021, her life had spiraled out of her control. Some of her teammates on the UNC swimming and diving teams had noticed a bruise. Soon, bruises formed all over her body. (Daily Tar Heel) Diver Emily Grund, Cancer Survivor, To Return To UNC This Fall
UNC senior diver Emily Grund has announced that she is a cancer survivor and that she will return to dive for UNC this fall.