Dear Daddy
Dear Daddy,
I never told anyone about my experience with your cancer. But I want you to know it before anyone ...
Loss of a Parent(s)
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Have grace Madison. Be kind.
"Have grace Madison. Be kind." These words played over, and over in my head as I stood at the exit of my mother's ...
Redefined.
My Dad died from cancer. That’s my “tag line” when people ask me about him. Those words seem to come more ...
A Cancer Free World
The harsh Las Vegas summer sun radiated onto the black crumbs of turf, making the field feel like a giant burning ...
It's More Than Just a Definition
Awaken from my long and peaceful nap, feeling drowsy and light headed. I stretched out like a cat awaking from its ...
But It Was Just a Scab
You know that feeling when you’re on a scary carnival ride, and you’re griping the handle bars so tight just ...
A Father's Love
When a father first looks into the eyes of his daughter, something weird and wonderful happens. Suddenly his ...
How I Lost My Hero
Coming home from school each day as a little kid, I was greeted with a hug and a smiling face. Even if my day at ...
Hope and Faith
Dr. Ginsburg, “mama”, and “baba” all stared at me while I tried building up the courage to utter the sentence that ...
My Angel in the Outfield
What more could a kid ask for? It was a warm summer evening and I was practicing baseball with my 9 year old ...
Growing Up Normal
I grew up in a normal household. Normal is an ambiguous word, encompassing a wide range of possibilities and ...
Flashback
Silence filled the crowd. Anticipation drenched the air. It was a tied game, the bases were loaded, and every fan ...
Black Lungs & the Bic-Lighter Phoenix
These veins run wild with witching hour alcohol and cigarette ashes. But they aren’t mine. I am not the ...
“Watching my Mom go Away”
My name is Bianca Ontiveros the only girl out of four children that my lovely mother had. As tears run down my ...
Deteriorate
Have you ever met an independent woman? The kind that wants separate banking from her husband, could live on her ...