In fifth grade, my best friend was forced to face a heartbreaking reality: her mom had breast cancer. She called me in a fit of tears to tell me the news. At the time, I didn’t quite understand what it meant. I mean, I knew what cancer was—but it…
When I was just 10 years old my very best friend’s mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Being as young as I was, I didn’t quite understand what this meant. I watched people get sick on TV and recover in no-time, but this perception conflicted with my best friend crying…