Noel's ThoughtLog

I searched and searched forever for clever words to say .. I know that, they are there for I feel them everyday. But today I’m having trouble for now they will not flow .. With any clever lines my mind won’t even go. Perhaps the words I need are not within my mind .. For in my heart I know the words there, I will find. Excessive words right now will never, ever do .. For what I really want to say is Brother I Love You. Happy Birthday!

The real tragedy of cancer may be that it affects people of all ages, and children suffering from the disease are often hit hardest. Robbed of any semblance of a normal life, "cancer kids," as Green's narrator, Hazel Grace Lancaster, calls them, mark their time in days and weeks. Hazel, 16, has been battling thyroid cancer since age 13, and only through the use of an experimental drug is she still alive. She carries an oxygen tank with her everywhere, and hasn't attended traditional school since her diagnosis. Depressed and lonely, she tries a support group, where she meets the handsome — and deceptively sick — Augustus Waters, a 17-year-old dreamboat who quickly proceeds to turn her life into an adventure. Green graciously avoids the typical will-they-or-won't-they of most teen reads, as cancer victims don't have the luxury of time to dawdle with their affections. Instead, Augustus and Hazel become fast friends. Green's novel is elegantly plotted, an...

A day to celebrate all women, and acknowledge the great things they do From the women of creation stories, From ancestors, mothers, and grandmothers, From the tender prayers of sisters, And from the strength within their songs We learn from the many spirited friends around us, Every single one You can be like a man But do remain like a woman For you are the Unique Creation of God. As a 'girl' with a passion, is an inspiring woman of tomorrow.