If Cancer Didn't Kill Me
I wish I left at that moment, but I didn’t. I was young, dumb, and in love.
It went downhill from that point on...
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- May 5, 2021
- 7 min
Because of My Mother
I was just a teenager watching my mother grow weak. And when she was gone, my father was not the type to take over her caring spirit. He was
- Mar 23, 2020
- 8 min
Green for a Reason
My dad and brother worked on our farm while my mom owned and operated the local grocery store. Our house was attached to the store...
- Dec 11, 2019
- 9 min
Life Is Never Promised
Life can be tricky; it’s like teetering along the edge of a cliff. One setback can land you on the streets...
- Oct 3, 2019
- 9 min
The Fight of My Life
I lay in the hospital bed, pain racking my body as chemicals and super-science ran through my blood...
- Aug 21, 2019
- 9 min
A Dream for the Both of Us
It was a beautiful, crisp, clear morning. My only regret was that my dad wasn’t by my side as he should have been...
- Jul 2, 2019
- 7 min
A Journey to Inner Peace
My entire family practiced Buddhism. For every holy day, one would see us together in the local temple...
- Jun 6, 2019
- 7 min
To Breathe Once More
As a young girl, my purpose was as fickle as the wind, but my hope was firm. I wanted to be as loved and as encouraging as I knew my dad...
- May 7, 2019
- 7 min
Every Peak and Valley
That was, until my life took a nightmarish turn after I was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of seven...
- Apr 5, 2019
- 7 min
No More Pain
When my father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2006, I remember an overwhelming feeling of relief. Relief. Who does that?...
- Apr 2, 2019
- 7 min
On Mission to Heal
All the while, I felt a sense of urgency to get a medical degree. I knew that I could try and make a difference in the lives of those...
- Mar 7, 2019
- 7 min
Survival Is Only the Beginning
There are some days that stay in our memory longer than others. They are often the turning points in our journey: when something...
- Dec 14, 2018
- 7 min
Love Is the Answer
When I head out to my daily walk in the park, I like to remind myself of the poems I love the most, many of which I know by heart...
- Sep 19, 2018
- 6 min
Scars of Cancer
I grew up in a very close-knit family in Kisumu, Kenya. We were like a big team because we knew we could always rely on each other...
- Aug 28, 2018
- 6 min
A Spirit of Survival
I learned what it meant to survive at a young age. I waited patiently for my father to escape death, and from then on, I was determined...
- Jul 20, 2018
- 7 min
Face Forward
My oldest sister Katherine died after just 36 hours of life, and my next sister, Cathy, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at two years...
- Jun 27, 2018
- 11 min
Despite the Fear
I’m a native New Yorker of the Upper East Side, born in January of 1956. My parents gave me a lot of freedom, and I took advantage...
- Jun 22, 2018
- 9 min
After All, We Smile
My family and I lived with my maternal grandparents who were avid travelers. They would take us on trips, big and small, to let us...
- Jun 19, 2018
- 7 min
Finding the American Dream
During this time in the United States, children were free to play outside without much danger. It was a simpler yet happier time, a time...
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