My Dreams

my name is Jasmin Kogelbauer and i am not a child but halfway between a teenager and a child. i am 12 years old and my dream is to find a cure for cancer and other diseases so that no other child can go through what my sister melanie did. she had cancer and spent about three years in hospital. some children spend even more time and others less. but my dream is to tke away all the time children spend in hospital so that they have more time to play and mess everything up and do what they do best. so that children can have happier lives without having to worry abuot blood cell counts and other things like that.

WHY?

Why in my brain?
It caused me so much pain.
Why in my head?
Perhaps somewhere else instead.
Why in my brain?
We tried a fluid drain.

I just want to walk like you.
I’ve had enough now, haven’t you too?

Poem from Sophie Pollock who lost her battle with cancer in 2007.

Things you can do on Difficult Days

Talk about the child who has died.
Write a letter to him/her.
Eat his/her favourite food.
Watch a video of him/her.
Wear one of his/her clothes like a scarf.
Light a candle.
Look at photos.
Listen to his/her favourite music.
Visit the grave.
Cry, laugh, scream.
Release a balloon with a message.

Some tips for parents and siblings.

What’s the Point?

What’s the point of eyes,
If you’re not here to see?
What’s the point of ears,
If you cannot hear me?
Every sense on my body,
Useless as a broken toy,
What’s the point of beauty,
If you cannot enjoy?

Cry of a parent - by JK.