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Strong soul and steady hand

Getting food from her plate to her mouth without spilling used to be a monumental challenge for Luverne native Joan Baustian. Drinking a cup of coffee was out of the question.

For more than 20 years, the 63-year-old Detroit, Mich., nun suffered from severe "essential tremors," a neurological condition that causes shaking similar to Parkinson's disease.

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