For my loved ones
Monday, June 1, 2009
By: Samantha Duquette

I am only 17 and I've lost more people from cancer than some people who are 50 years old or older have.

Two very close friends of my family died of cancer, one four years ago and another one three years ago.

When I was 7, I lost my grandmother to cancer and still to this day it affects me. Two years ago I lost one of my uncles to cancer also and he was a great part of the family. Last January was the hardest death from cancer that hit me the most.

This death is what I dedicate my walk to - my Uncle John. He is well-known almost every where and everyone loved him very dearly. He meant the world to me and he was "my uncle pain in the butt" ever since I was little. I still have great memories of him and I miss him very dearly.