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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 ...

Patricia

Her voice broke. She muffled her sobs. I strained my ears and fought the apple-sized wad of emotions lodged snugly ...

He Took Me to the Dance

It was my first high school dance. Homecoming ’09, sophomore year. I hadn’t planned on going, neither I nor my ...

Dear Cancer

The word cancer, by itself is known to send shivers down peoples’ spines. Known to create mass panic, cost ...

Save You

Dear Mom, At first I didn’t know if I should write this essay, I felt selfish for writing it because I considered ...

Because You Still Can

My favorite birthday present did not come wrapped in paper with a bow placed delicately on top. In fact, I ...

You and I

Dear Mom, Because of you it only takes that one word to hit me hard. Cancer. It stops the blood running through my ...

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 ...

My Other Brother

Dear Christopher, I know you will never be able to hold this in your hands and read it. I know you will never have ...

My Mom

“Guys, come in here! Your mom and I need to share something with you.” That cry of my Dad is now just a faint ...

For You, Daddy

Cancer. The one word that causes everyone to shudder. I never thought I would see anyone deal with such a ...

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 ...

Pins and Needles

I sometimes wonder what an alien would think if they studied human life from our movies. Their idea of human ...