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Anna is a 13 year old girl that is willig to fight for her rights to her own body. She is a sweet and loving girl and would do anything for her sister, Kate. She enjoys being outside, and when she can she loves going to the beach. She has one brother, Jesse, whom she is close to and even closer to her is her sister, Kate. She is a strong will-powered girl and will do whatever it takes to fight for herself.

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Is It Worth It?

Today I have just been pushed over the edge. I met with Campbell today for the first time. It is going to be hard to go through all of this unnecessary stuff to win the rights of my body over. When I first walked in he really just couldn’t believe that a little girl just walked through his doors, and emptied my pockets with the money I had in order to pay him. At first I was nervous that he was not going to accept it, but I convinced him differently. I think that it is cool how he has his dog, Judge.
I am just anticipating the day my mom and dad find out about what is going on, how will they find out, when will they find out, and how will they react. So many things are spinning throughout my head I don’t even know my left from my rights. But I need to stick to my guns on this one and not give up, because this is what I want!
Campbell sets me up with a lady named, Julia Romano. She is assigned to me in order to represent me in court, also. This should be fun. I didn’t think all this court stuff was going to mean such a big deal and cause so much chaos, I really hope this is what I want. Julia is supposed to come and visit me sometime soon, but the question is, when? How much will she have to know? Is she really going to help or is it just for moral support? Man what am I thinking?

Dancing In Circles

Tonight sitting at the dinner table, Kate has awfully been cheery lately, and I am not sure why. She has just started with all of her treatments and radiation, and the doctors told us that she is going to be sick and out of it for the next couple of weeks. I am not sure what they are talking about, because Kate hasn’t been this happy since she was a little girl. I am not complaining that Kate is acting this way. I am glad she is not what the doctors said she would be, but then all the sudden the phone rings and she bounces up! Oh boy, I think that explained my questions. Must be a boy, sure enough. His name is Taylor. Come to find out they met when Kate was getting her first treatment and he was about done with his. He must be a real nice guy if my mom even approves of him. My aunt is a little cautious about it, but for me I look at it as if she is happy and that is what makes her happy, even if its for the mean time, I want her to stay that way. I just am curious what he looks like, I am sure he looks like Kate, no hair. That one is obvious, but body wise and everything else.
He asked her to go to the dance with him at the hospital. It’s a dance for children that are sick in the hospital. It sounds neat. So, tonight Taylor and Kate are going together. Kate looks gorgeous. We bought her a wig and a fancy dress, its going to be a night she won’t forget that’s for sure!

Headed To The Beach

Recently Kate has been talking about going to the beach. She has been slowly going downhill and not showing any progress at all. I think that this is all hitting us pretty hard. Dad thought it would be a good idea to head out that way for an afternoon and really do something that would make her happy. The doctor said it was fine, so we discharged Kate from the hospital, went home and hopped in the car. Of course, my stubborn mom was hesitant about taking Kate to the beach, but what more damage can be done to her? This is really what Kate wants. So mom finally agrees to going with us.
This has been the best time that I have ever spent with my family, in a long time. It was so nice to play in the sand, and run through the water. Kate didn’t do much of anything, but just the smile on her face made it all worth it. This was her one thing to do, before she passed. And I think you can tell by looking at her, she knows the day is creeping up sooner than we planned. I am so glad I have the family I have. We all have our tough times, but when we are all together it is just that much more fun. I can’t describe how we all are happy when we are on the beach with no worries. Nobody is coming in to bug us, nobody is calling, and it is just us and the ocean. How much better can this be?

FoReVeR

My sister passed away this morning. It is hard to believe that after all we have done and fought eachother and our family, I am thinking to myself if it is even worth it. My parents knew that Kate was going to die eventually, but when it was going to happen was just unknown.
I am going to miss Kate. She was my best friend. We did everything together, even when she was sick. I just have a pitty in my stomach from all the times that we fought over nothing. Everyone has regrets in life, and I will say this is going to be my biggest one throughout it all. She fought a good life through this all, and in the end I know now she is a happy little girl up in Heaven. She is no longer suffering or having to go through any treatment.
I wish my sister the best and hope she is sitting up in Heaven waiting and watching over me, because really if it was not for her, I would not be living. Although I do wonder to myself my parents would’ve been a lot happier without me around, but that is just besides the point.
Everyday I wonder what the past is going to look like. I am going to visit the ocean and mountains when I want to be closer to Kate, which is where she told me to go when I am having a bad day. It is just so peaceful when I do go there and reminisce. I am going to miss you Kate.