A teenager who won the Battle against cancer
When cancer continues to hit your circle you freeze up, shed a few tears, and then you decide to fight back. I loss my dad to cancer last year, after a 25 year battle. My favorite cousin who was like a dad to me died two years ago after a 1 month battle. My aunt Betty Jean loss her battle 10 years ago. My aunt Mae Bell passed away eight years ago, after a 4 year battle. My step father fifteen years ago, after a 4 year battle and my paternal grandmother over sixteen years ago. The disease is no friend of mine, it took away several close family members and others I didn't name. "It's time to terminate cancer," I said aloud with plenty of attitude, after a close friend shared her diagnosis with me. I sat and thought for a long time... Who can help? This young lady needs a mentor, a role model, a woman of power, a cancer survivor. And then it hit me, a strong, beautiful, courageous w...