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2016 was supposed to be a great year for myself and my daughter. My mother invited us on a road trip for spring break and I gladly took her up on the offer.  We went off to New Orleans for good food and some fun time, deciding to break it up and stop in Memphis...

Facing an obstacle course in life can be difficult. You jump over the hurdles of pain, crawl under the struggles that you encounter, and climb up the rock wall of life. I believe obstacles are in our lives to challenge us to grow as a person.  We get to learn how to...

So, last night I had a hard time sleeping. I am so excited because today is not just any day; it is a day in my life as a birthday cancer survivor! When I was diagnosed with cancer on December 24th2007, (Christmas Eve), I did not know if I would live to see another...

Written by Ashleigh Slusmeyer When I was first asked to share on Book for Hope’s blog, I began thinking back over the years of cancer: the lessons it taught me, the struggle and heartache, the memories both happy and sad, and tried to wrap my mind around what I could...

Daniel is a very quiet young man who loves to play video games and just be a kid and then one day he came home from school and said, “Mom I don’t feel good!”  I didn’t think anything about this but then I’d check on Daniel at night and he would be perspiring badly or...

When you hear the two words, pediatric cancer, what image pops into your head? Do you see a little girl that is no more than six years old who is so sick, and has tubes of medication flowing in and out of her from an IV pole? Or do you see a boy that is so weak from...

How did I hear about Book for Hope? The story goes a little something like this. Everyone knows the most wonderful Gaylon Hayden, who reached out to my family and me through social media. We started talking and messaging than we quickly became friends. As we were...