I have to tell you about an incredibly lovely lady I met on the path of my book endorsement requests. Her name is Joann, and she lost her two year old daughter, Alexa, to cancer in 2004. What a beautiful thing she did with her grief. She created the Alexa Nawrocki Pediatric Cancer Foundation to help other children suffering with cancer and their families. This inspires me. This inspires me greatly.
It seems that none of us escape this world without being battered and bruised along the way. When someone, like Joann, take their wounds and scars and create a better place for us all to live in, it is remarkable! This is exactly what I aspire to do. Joann sees that through all of her efforts, her precious daughter’s light shines so brightly.
Just think if we all took our life’s “rotten apples” and turned them into a brilliant, fruitful tree of life… wow… what a world we could make!
Thank you Joann. And Alexa… I love those beautiful angel wings of yours.
Melinda Marchiano 
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