Friend's daughter - 4.0 Deans List - 1st qtr in college!

[mzteris]

She's also a really good friend of my sons back in NC.

I'm just a bit overwhelmed right now because three years ago - we didn't know if she was going to live past age 16. She had brain cancer - the operation, radiation, chemo - you name it - she went through it. She lost so much weight - and all of her beautiful hair. Hair she'd been growing to donate to - - - you guessed it, cancer patients. An anonymous donor offered to have her a wig made of her own hair, but she declined. "I'm okay with being bald. Give my hair to someone who needs it!" She wore funky hats and cloches and caps. She had her head painted with flowers and sayings and autographs of friends. . . She always kept such a positive attitude and was more worried about her family and friends being upset than her being sick.

She is such a remarkarble young lady. A 4.0 GPA her first semester in college is pretty great. Hell, her first semester in any school ever!! She grew up "UNschooling" so she'd never been in any school before. I'm just beside myself with joy right now. She fought so hard and has come so far. I think she has an amazing future ahead of her.


YAY LAURA!!! We love you! :hug: and we're so proud of you!

[MineralMan]

1. Good for her! I wish her health, long life, and success at reaching

her goals.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. How wonderful and amazing! :^)

[yourout]

3. Recommending cause we all need an uplifting story lately.

[BlooInBloo]

4. woot!

grats to her!

Dare we ask how your son is doing? :P

[mzteris]

7. he's pretty happy for her -

but not really surprised at her grades.

We wait every year for word of her "followup visit" to the doc to see how she's doing. So far, so good.

[panader0]

5. Remarkable is right.

My daughter cut her waist length hair too for cancer victims. 'Locks for Love' I think it was.

[mzteris]

8. yeah -

My son did that - Laura was the one who encouraged him to grow his hair out so long (he had BEAUTIFUL hair). He and another friend up here went and got theirs cut together.

[endless october]

6. congrats to her! k/r

[Peacetrain]

9. Laura!!! WTG...

From one cancer survivor to another.. I am smiling ear to ear reading this

[rocktivity]

10. Straight As? THAT'S the best she can do?

:evilgrin:
rocktivity

[madmax]

13. Yeah, definately a slacker ;-p

[Terra Alta]

11. That is an amazing story.

I wish her a long, happy, and successful life.

I love hearing stories like this, especially at times like this when there is so much tragedy and heartache going on in the world...

[madmax]

12. That a girl Laura!

When is one considered a survivor?

[Berry Cool]

14. She sounds cool.

Good for you, Laura. Congratulations!

[Odin2005]

15. YAY!

:D

[seabeyond]

16. she does sound pretty amazing. the best to her and her future. nt

[noiretextatique]

17. a remarkable young lady

:applause: as a member of the club no one wants to join, i salute her.