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Dear God,

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Dear God,

Hello. You probably already know this but my name is Ashley Elizabeth Green. (Everyone calls me Ashley though.) I have a question God. What is cancer?? My Pastor says you invented everything in this Universe. If that is true, why, oh why did you invent cancer?? My little brother Mike was just diagnosed with Leukemia. ALL to be exact. Why is there evil in this world God?

This is really sad!!!

Submitted by Schila on February 26, 2008 - 18:48.

Is this about you??? I have known some people in the same situation. The saddest thing about people having cancer i think is watching them slowly fade away.. and with that lose hope of being cured.

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Ah, when the fabric of

Submitted by Geist on February 26, 2008 - 18:55.

Ah, when the fabric of claims begins to fall apart and excuses begin to be put into the mix...
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"Burn my disease with the Keys to the Kingdom."

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I really hope this isn't

Submitted by writingdog on February 26, 2008 - 19:28.

I really hope this isn't about you...

I agree...

Submitted by Schila on February 27, 2008 - 08:47.

so saddddd!!!

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Thanks...

Submitted by sk8ergrl on February 27, 2008 - 13:54.

This really wasn't about me. Someone I know has a younger brother that was diagnosed with some rare cancer disease. That was the inspiration. Maybe you have heard of them...the Krupskis?? Joseph was the one. But now he's ok.

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