By: Jenny Steinkopf I believe there is something about death that reminds us how to live. Personally and professionally, I have watched many people walk their journey as they or their loved one reached the end of life. It is an honor to be with someone in their final days, weeks or months here on earth and watch their loved ones process, share stories and memories, and celebrate their loved ones life. To me, those are sacred and holy moments. Please don’t hear me say death is

By Jake Krause In October of 2013 my life changed forever. I was a freshman at Bemidji State, enjoying all of the new experiences that come with your first few months of college. After enduring a college football training program for multiple weeks, I was used to my body feeling less than 100%. Aches and pains had become very familiar to me. But in October of 2013, I started to feel a little more under the weather than usual. I knew that something wasn’t right. This feeling l

By Christie Meier Do you ever wake up in the morning and think the day ahead will be good because you planned it out the night before? I am a planner. I like to know what my next day and the coming week look like. I use a calendar planning book, writing down appointments, reminders and tasks. It keeps me focused and helps me not forgot important dates and things in general. It was a sunny morning when I awoke that September morning. I had eaten breakfast and was thinking abou

By Molly Carter Pediatric cancer, “The Bully”, childhood leukemia, The Princess Warrior. I could fill your head with a lot of statistics but who wants to know sad, tragic numbers? Believe me statistics don’t help. There’s no way to sugar coat cancer. The truth is CANCER SUCKS!!! Cancer doesn’t discriminate and too many pay the ultimate sacrifice. Every three minutes somewhere in the world a family is hearing their child has been diagnosed with cancer. Each year in the U.S. th