At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a pote at age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of cla...At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a pote at age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates.