True Beauty is Strength
For most people my age they have not come face to face with death. Whether it be directly or indirectly, they have ...
Orig
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What Cancer taught me
It's hard for me to know where to start with my experience with cancer. I thought I could go on for pages but when ...
This I Believe
The one thing we have in this world to hold onto is love. As banal as that sounds, it's the truth. Our clothes ...
The Six Year Relationship
2015- 2016 started taking turns six years before. The journey began with the conversation that my mom and I had. I ...
Taylor, You Have Cancer
"Taylor, you have cancer."
Hearing these words as a 12-year old girl quickly began a process of change that would ...
Pioneer
Statistics show that everyday 43 kids are diagnosed with childhood cancer, on September 9, 2009 I was one of those ...
Dear Daddy
Dear Daddy,
I never told anyone about my experience with your cancer. But I want you to know it before anyone ...
Big Brown Eyes
When I was in fourth grade, I met a girl. She had long brown hair that was almost as curly as mine and she had big ...
A Quiet Fear
The sliding glass doors open and out spews the glare of florescent lighting, along with the overpowering scent of ...
A blessing in disguise
It seemed as if I had been laying on the top of Mt. Everest to bathing in the lava of a scorching volcano. I felt ...
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 ...
Lockless
Sixth grade. Walking down the hallway of the school that still seems so big. Binder clutched close to my chest, ...
I Miss Thanksgiving
Last year, as sang for the closing ceremonies of Whatcom County's Walk for Life, I listened to the stories of the ...
Hello, and Goodbye
‘안녕’ (pronounced Ahnyeong in English) means ‘hello’ in Korean. However, it also means goodbye. I never imagined ...