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, 20217 min read
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, 20208 min read
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, 20199 min read
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, 20199 min read
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, 20199 min read
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, 20197 min read
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, 20197 min read
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, 20197 min read
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, 20197 min read
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, 20197 min read
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, 20197 min read
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, 20187 min read
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, 20186 min read
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, 20186 min read
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, 20187 min read
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, 201811 min read
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, 20189 min read
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, 20187 min read
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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