By Clarissa Schilstra, 16

Cancer will push you to your limit, it will try to break
you.  The trick is to push back
hard and stay stronger than you have ever been in
your life.  Channel your inner strength, dig for it
if need be, and use it to help yourself keep going
when you feel too tired and
hopeless to move forward.  Knowing
how to tap that well of strength inside of you will
change who you are, use it
to become someone stronger, more courageous, and more
confident.  Keep trying and keep pushing forward,
especially during your darkest times. Think positive,
have faith, and continue
to hope. You have to believe it will work out, you
have to look toward the
future, and you have to do your best.
Most importantly you can NEVER give up, no matter
what happens.