Winning Essays
October 19, 2019
My Journey
As I sit here looking down at a picture taken at Camp Ukandu, remembering all the memories, love and sadness...
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October 19, 2019
In the Family
It's so strange to think that the thing that can make you dangerously sick or even kill you was in...
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October 19, 2019
Losing my Father
Well-known antonyms for hope: doubt, despair, pessimism. Most people forget to add 'cancer' to that list. For me, hopelessness was...
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October 19, 2019
Knotted Happiness
In eighth grade, I walked down the halls of my middle school, desperate for answers, my heart pounding in my...
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October 19, 2019
How Pizza Saves Lives
You know how when you were younger, in elementary school, and the school liked to do fun little fundraisers? When...
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October 19, 2019
Cancer’s Effect
My life had been consistently perfect up until October 5th 2017. That was the day when my life turned completely...
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October 19, 2019
we planned our future, but then the present came crashing down
How do you break the news to a nine-year-old that her little brother is dying? I am Victor's sister. I...
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October 19, 2019
Cancer, More Than a Word
Everyone knows the word cancer, but what does it really entail? According to Webster is 'a disease caused by an...
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October 19, 2019
Truth and Triumph
A loss is something that everyone has to deal with at one point in time. For most, it's during their...
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October 19, 2019
Expecting the Unexpected
It was the month leading to the end of Middle School. Nothing to worry about except enjoying my summer and...
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October 19, 2019
Strongest Parents
Life in the Fisher household was just like any other family. My mom Liz was a stay home mom, and...
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October 19, 2019
Why Do the Good People Have to Die
We were running through the waves of the ocean and the sun was shining brightly upon us. We were laughing...
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October 19, 2019
My brother’s battle with cancer
I always wanted a little brother that I could watch over, love and protect, so I was thrilled when my...
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October 19, 2019
Cancer Can’t Take It All
At that time in my life, I had never seen such courage through heartbreak. Not once had I witnessed someone...
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