Face painting helped Megu overcome the pain of losing her husband to leukemia

Megu lost her husband to leukemia in her mid-thirties. She says that face painting helped her cope with her grief, and the children's smiles encouraged her to be a strong mother.

Credit: Megu Aikawa

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