One of our patients passed along this beautiful story to us.
Kailyn B. Wrighten, a second grader at Howe Hall AIMS, was asked to write an essay in a district-wide writing contest. The theme of the contest was “Beauty is…”. She chose to write about something very personal and special to her, an aunt who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. This very insightful young lady won first place. Here is her essay:
Beauty is…
Beauty is Love, Beauty is Family, Beauty is Courage. This is a story of my aunt Natalie and me. My Aunt Natalie had breast cancer for three and a half years. When I heard she had breast cancer, I felt so sad. I did not feel good. I was so scared I cried day and night. I felt better when she was out of the hospital. Now she is better and I keep her in my heart every day. But even though she is not here in South Carolina, she is very close to me.
I have been going to the cancer walks in Charlotte, N.C. This year I finished the whole race with my Aunt and her Team Natalie. I was tired. I knew she had the strength to fight her breast cancer, so I kept going. When we first got there, we saw a lot of people and a lot of people wearing the most important color of the race pink.
At the end of the race we went to the balloon ceremony. You get your own balloons of how many years you have had breast cancer in your life. They also had a lady there who was a one day survivor. Then there was an old lady who was standing right behind me who released 50 balloons!!!!!!!
(Now my favorite color has a special meaning to me!)
Beauty is pink, Beauty is God, Beauty is courage, Beauty is passion for Life!
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