Roberts Story

In this section Robert talks about the long term effects leukemia had on his body and mind. Having Leukemia hinders your immune system, and you have to go to the doctor a lot to jump start your immune system. He compares this to an exhausted guard who needs a cup of coffee to wake up and work again. The disease has forced him to grow up faster than a normal kid would at fifteen. He is glad that he “was forced to mature” by the disease because he would not have otherwise (Robert). The only bad thing is he has a hard time hanging out with his peers because of their immature attitudes.
This is my favorite source! It is about a true leukemia patient and how having the disease affected him. In my other sources it has the parents talking for the children, but this is an essay written by the fifteen year old about his story. I like the way Robert was telling his story and giving comparisons on what was going on. I wish he would have talked about what it was like going through the treatment; that would have made it even better because it would give the readers even more insight into the troubles of a leukemia patient.

http://www.candlelighters.org/Information/TreatmentandSurvivorship/SurvivorshipStories/AboutRobert.aspx


"About Robert ." American Childhood Cancer Association (2010): n. pag. Web. 8 Apr 2010. .