A Hero: My Cousin Kayla As A Hero

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Although she wears no red badge of courage, she has seen no battlefields, yet her eyes have faced the grim, hellish, satanic, nightmare of war. She has felt the brutal, savage, agonizing pain as if being hit by an M16 Assault Rifle. Sinking her teeth and claws so sharp into the depths of her illness, she has held her own against the world’s most fierce, murderous disease known as cancer. It lives at the base of her brain, throbbing with the red blood of life, trying to escape into the vital parts of her being. Throughout all of this, my cousin Kayla, has shown such strength, determination, courage, lion-heartedness and tenacity. Not only is Kayla a hero, an inspiration, she became a spokesperson for The American Cancer Society and was chosen Hero of Hope class of 2015.
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Thereby, Kayla was one of the top 3 who composed and illustrated her own story, "The Day I Found a Magic Wand". Her school honored Kayla and her book was published with a copy preserved in the school library. In 2008, Kayla was a student in the Leadership class at Cobalt Middle School, where she helped with numerous fundraisers. Along with a group of 15 students, Kayla was able to go to Washington, D.C. as part of a civic and educational field trip. From an early age, Kayla has been altruistic, benevolent, charitable, empathetic and generous. Thereby, she would spend many incalculable hours contributing to her community through several various organizations such as The Salvation Army, serving meals to the homeless, preparing and serving dinners on Thanksgiving and Veterans Day for many men and women who have served our country. Moreover, she enjoyed reading to the elderly, and helping with environmental issues of today. Furthermore, she loved working beside other individuals donating their time in preparing the floats for the Rose

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