tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73800820919177138572012-02-16T17:39:10.338-08:00The tale of a teen with cancer trying to live life to the fullest.Alyssa Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039328596955299937noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380082091917713857.post-61059851004976215212010-01-26T15:34:00.001-08:002010-01-26T15:34:59.704-08:00My name is Alyssa Andrews. I’m seventeen. I love to paint, draw, and take photos. One day I would love to be a professional artist. However, I’ve learned that ‘one day’ might not even exist for me. You see, when I was fifteen I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma.<br /><br />I had always been a fun girl. I loved to be random, hang out with my friends, play games, just have fun and be a kid! Well, after my cancer diagnosis that part of me died. I’ve become hyper vigilant, depressed, and cold. In a strange way I don’t feel like I exist in this world anymore. Like I’m on autopilot.<br /><br />I have an ever growing and ever changing list of things to do before I die. This is not my attempt to bring back the dead girl in me. This is my attempt to regain control of my life, to be happy even in the darkest times.<br /><br />With the help of my friends, family, some random caring individuals, and God I will live life and live it like a badass!<br /><br />-Alyssa<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7380082091917713857-6105985100497621521?l=aly-shmally.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alyssa Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039328596955299937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380082091917713857.post-36583515582558737032010-01-25T22:15:00.000-08:002010-01-25T22:16:47.195-08:001. Ride a horse on the beach<br /><br />2. Swim in the ocean at midnight<br /><br />3. Learn French and visit the Louvre<br /><br />4. Visit the town I was born in<br /><br />5. Raft down the Grand Canyon<br /><br />6. Conquer my fear of heights by riding in a hot air balloon<br /><br />7. Go to Walden Pond and read Thoreau under a tree<br /><br />8. Laugh with the Kookaburras in Australia<br /><br />9. Catch a firefly and put him in a jar<br /><br />10. Watch a real tornado (from a safe distance)<br /><br />11. Sell one of my own paintings<br /><br />12. Have my portrait painted<br /><br />13. Conquer my fear of sharks by swimming with them<br /><br />14. Go Skydiving (after conquering my fear of heights)<br /><br />15. Ride Lightning, the British Jet Fighter, on the edge of space<br /><br />16. Climb to the top of the Great Pyramids<br /><br />17. Walk the Great Wall of China<br /><br />18. Meet a celebrity and get their autograph<br /><br />19. Take an African safari and draw the animals<br /><br />20. Joke with a comedian<br /><br />21. Send a message in a bottle<br /><br />22. Learn to juggle with three balls<br /><br />23. Grow a garden<br /><br />24. Kiss 50 handsome men<br /><br />25. Drive a convertible with the music blaring<br /><br />26. Tell a stranger the story of my life, sparing no details<br /><br />27. Witness the birth of a baby<br /><br />28. Spend a day in Disneyland being a kid<br /><br />29. Fly first class<br /><br />30. Draw/Write on a wall<br /><br />31. Make someone cry tears of joy<br /><br />32. Be interviewed on TV<br /><br />33. Visit the Holy Land<br /><br />34. Visit Area 51<br /><br />35. Run in the pouring rain with someone I love<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7380082091917713857-3658351558255873703?l=aly-shmally.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alyssa Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10039328596955299937noreply@blogger.com0