Better Than Before
As I sat in the car on the way to the shop, I thought about the purchase I was about to make. Possibilities filled ...
Living with Cancer
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What Cancer Cannot Do
There is a saying that there are many things that cancer cannot do. It cannot cripple love, shatter hope, kill ...
Personal Essay
Tumor- the word held little meaning at first. Bone tumor meant even less. Both terms were foreign until I entered ...
Cancerous Child
It all started back a while
When I was just a child
Dancing, laughing
Learning, growing
Was what my life was ...
My Essay
“It’s not a pretty story.” She says, and takes a bite of food.
I smile. “Go ahead and just tell me.”
“Okay, well, ...
My Fairytale Life
“Every man’s life is a fairy-tale written by God’s fingers.”-Hans Christian Anderson. My life, however, does not ...
My Life Because of Cancer
As an athletic boy of 11 years old, cancer is the last thing on your mind. That is until you hear the last thing ...
Because You Still Can
My favorite birthday present did not come wrapped in paper with a bow placed delicately on top. In fact, I ...
What Does Webster Know?
What is cancer?
According to Webster’s dictionary, it’s “a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that ...
November 7, 2000
“No, I don’t want to die!” I yelled as I jumped off the hospital bed. I vividly remember that moment on November ...
Everything Happens for a Reason
At the tender age of eleven, my life as I had known it was forever changed. At the precipice moving into a new ...
I’m Not Afraid
What does it mean to have cancer? I struggle to grasp the answer. Something I blame when I don’t feel well? ...
I’ve Seen It All, So Back Up!!
This is the journey that I went through at the age of twelve. It lasted for a good four to five years. Over the ...
The Radiation Room
You notice everything when you can’t move your head. A hard mask of plastic mesh covers my face and is bolted to ...