When You're A Big Girl Like Me,

I'm A Disorganized Mess. My Purse Is Gross: I Once Found A Shoulder Pad, String Cheese, And A Christmas Ornament In It!

If You Fall-and Trust Me, You Will- Make Sure You Fall On Your Back. Because If You Fall On Your Back, You Can See Up. And If You Can See Up, You Can Get Up. And You Can Keep Going And Going And Going.

I Don't Want To Be 'the Girl With Cancer' ... I Just Didn't Want That To Be My Only Thing. But It Is Part Of Me. And It's A Big Part Of Me.

People Think That You Have To Do Something Huge, Like Go To Africa And Build A School, But You Can Make A Small Change In A Day. If You Change Wednesday, Then You Change Thursday. Pretty Soon It's A Week, Then A Month, Then A Year. It's Bite-size, As Opposed To Feeling Like You Have To Turn Your Life Inside Out To Make Changes.

I Wake Up At 4:15 A.m., Get Some Coffee, Turn On The News, See What's Happening, Go Clickety-clack On The Web To See What I Missed Overnight. Then I Go To The Gym, Around 5:15, And I Do What Appears To Be A Very Light Workout, But Who Cares. I'm Socializing With Other Nice People At The Gym. Then I Go Into Work, And I'm Really Awake.