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I always feel like this is the hardest part because I never know what to say about myself. Well, my name's Madison Smith. My... I'm in nursing school right now. I have about a year left. I've been married for almost three years, and I have a wonderful family, and probably my littlest best friend would be my one-and-a-half-year-old niece.
Madison Smith grew up in Lindsburg, Kansas. Lindsburg is a small town with just under 4,000 people.
I mean, this is a place where you turn a corner and you see somebody you know. You don't really see strangers in this town. And everybody kind of looks after each other. It's got a very homey feel wherever you go in town.
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