Reader Rishera’s family survives cancer: Great story!
Breast Cancer Awareness
I want to give a shout out to my reader Rishera who is 13 and from Bridgeport, CT. She read Retaliation, and wrote me a letter. It was such a good letter that I wanted to share it with you.
I have just finished your book, Retaliation. That book touched me in so many ways. In the past year, I’ve been though a lot. My mother found out that she had breast cancer, also my grandmother found out she had stomach cancer. They are both fine now. When I found out they both had cancer, it scared me. I felt like, “Why my family?” It became so hard for me [that]I felt like killing myself. But I had to think. “No, I am not going to kill myself.” I want to be there to be with my mom and grandma and be by their side. It was very scary and hard for me, but I got through it.
I want to thank Rishera for sharing her story with the YasminShiraz family. If anybody out there is dealing with cancer or if your family is dealing with cancer, take strength from Rishera’s story. Her mother and grandmother have made it through and so has she. Be strong people. Be strong!
Tags: breast cancer, bridgeport, cancer, ct, reader, stomach cancer
About the Author
Yasmin Shiraz is the President of Still Eye Rise Films, an independent production company which films educational and thought provoking documentaries that chronicle the lives, traumas and experiences of youth. Her first production, Can She Be Saved?, a documentary that examines violence among middle school girls, was an official selection of the 2009 Roxbury Film Festival and recently won a 2009 Indie Award of Merit from IndieFest.
Yasmin Shiraz is the Award winning Author of Retaliation a novel about a community’s response to youth violence. In 2009, it was selected as one of the top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association. She is the author of The Blueprint for My Girls: How To Build A Life Full of Courage, Determination & Self Love (Simon and Schuster) and five other books. Her best selling “Blueprint” empowerment series is utilized as a self esteem, motivational, and educational tool at middle and high schools, after school programs, non-profit youth centers, as well as Boys and Girls Clubs throughout the country. 
One Comment for Reader Rishera’s family survives cancer: Great story!
November 30, 2009 at 7:08 am
Nice post & nice blog. I love both.