Written by Griffin Becker, 2018 Awardee of the Hannah Ostrea Memorial College Scholarship for siblings affected by childhood rare disease. When my sister was first diagnosed nearly a decade ago, there was virtually no support in Southern Nevada. There wasn’t even a pediatric rheumatologist in town to treat her. I think connecting parents, children, health care providers, advocates,…
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2018 Scholarship Winner Essay – Jasmin Garcia
Written by Jasmin Garcia, 2018 Awardee of the Hannah Ostrea Memorial College Scholarship for siblings affected by childhood rare disease. To this day, I cannot remember a time in my life that our lives did not revolve around my brother Brian. I was only three years old when he was born so I can’t say that I…
2018 Scholarship Winner Essay – Chloe Davis
Written by Chloe Davis, 2018 Awardee of the Hannah Ostrea Memorial College Scholarship for siblings affected by childhood rare disease. When my sister was 7 years old, she sat down one day and wrote a list she called “48 Ways to serve people, friends, and family”. This list included acts of service that Lexi saw…