Free Write 2/16/12

The best piece of research I ever read was an article about a college student that was diagnosed with Leukemia.  She was a college athlete on the Stanford Crew Team when she was diagnosed with this cancer as a freshman.  It was her dream to row crew for her college, but the diagnosis was a fork in the road for her dream.  However, the article described her hopeful and optimistic attitude as she struggled to continue to row.  Her body started to give up on her, but she ended up participating in the conference championship that her team ended up winning.  The team worked hard for this girl because she inspired them, and her dream was playing crew was more than fulfilled.