Career Advice: Freshgrad seeking advice on breaking into software dev. field with issues during undergrad

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I'm a newgrad seeking advice. In may, I will be graduating with a degree in computer science from a top 25 school in the US. My undergrad wasn't the most fun time, I had a low gpa because I spent a lot of it traveling to take care of a girl that I loved who became terminally ill with cancer. My resume details are as follows:

2.5 CS GPA, Graduating with BA.
2.3 Overall
Two Summer Research Positions
One internship at a fortune 500 company
Various TA Work in school

I feel like because of my GPA, I won't ever find a job in computer science. Am I damned? What can I do to find jobs who are willing to look at me despite my GPA? Does anyone have any company or site recommendations?

Thanks so much A desperate student.

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