Winning Essays
The Hospital Cafeteria
Now the most comfort I have is thinking what food I will be able to snatch in between appointments. I...
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A Whole New Life
The moment they told me I had cancer, I knew my life was about to change. I was twelve years...
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You Must Be This Tall to Ride
My life is a rollercoaster. I'm just sitting in the cart for this rickety old ride blindfolded, never knowing when...
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No One Fights Alone
About a year and a half ago, my oldest brother, Taylor, the healthiest guy I've ever seen in my entire...
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It Is What It Is
It is what it is. A short, five word adage that simply means live life in the moment, accept the...
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My Superhero
I always thought of my dad as this invincible superhero who could defeat anything in his path, and protect me...
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Andrew vs The Bug
Andrew and I were only born ten months apart but that didn't stop me from proudly wearing the title of...
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For My Dad
Searching through the foil covered casseroles that infested my fridge, a yearning for a freshly cooked meal overcame me. Unfortunately,...
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A Letter to Myself
Dear Grace, Trust me, I know how you feel. I've been there. Your entire world was just turned upside down....
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Changing Times
It was a bleak time for my family. My dad was between jobs, my sister was going into her junior...
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Cancer Unwrapped
March 13th, 2011. For most, this day was just another Wednesday; However, for me this became the day I will...
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Life, Death, and Probability; Lessons Learned from a Mother with Cancer
The world we live in is undeniably deadly; if one crunches the numbers, one discovers how everything in our daily...
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True Beauty is Strength
For most people my age they have not come face to face with death. Whether it be directly or indirectly,...
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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...
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This I Believe
The one thing we have in this world to hold onto is love. As banal as that sounds, it's the...
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The Six Year Relationship
2015- 2016 started taking turns six years before. The journey began with the conversation that my mom and I had....
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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...
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