Melinda Marchiano | Melinda Marchiano
Dec.28.2010
Dear Oprah,
Hi, it’s me again, Melinda. I don’t mean to exasperate your producers by sending letters to you every day; I am part of the 51,000 people- Facebook movement asking you to do a show on childhood cancer. This is our way of expressing the urgency of our heartfelt request for you to give a...
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Dec.26.2010
My Christmas Day Letter to Oprah…
Dear Oprah,
My name is Melinda Marchiano and I am sixteen years old. When I was thirteen, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Today, I am in remission and working hard to stop childhood cancer—yes, I am writing to you on Christmas Day. If I could open my heart...
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Dec.23.2010
When people tell me, “I hope you get everything you want for Christmas,” I know they mean well and that their words come from love. What I really, really want is not a thing. And I know all of you who follow my blog know exactly what it is that I want. Could it be the same as my Make-A-Wish?
Today...
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Dec.20.2010
Happy Holidays everyone! Are there wrapping paper, tape, scissors, ribbon, bows, cookies, candy, Hershey Kisses everywhere?
Yikes, we had near disaster tonight in our Christmas/pet chaos. It's been raining for four days, and our dog Larry has been spending time inside with us during the day rather...
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Dec.17.2010
Dear Cancer,
Three years ago, on December 18, 2007, Dr. Dan called to tell me that my second biopsy revealed your identity– Hodgkin lymphoma. You were so clever in your hiding-- so adept in disguising your destruction-- that you nearly got away with suffocating me before we even found where you...
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Dec.16.2010
All week-long, the music from The Nutcracker has been playing in my head. After five performances last weekend, it is still with me! I wish that all of you could see how talented the people are who I dance with. Not only are they talented, but I love each of them like they are my sister. It’s an...
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Dec.15.2010
I received great news today from Carina Corral Grey at KSBY– she won a Golden Mike Award! Golden Mikes are awards given by the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California, and the award she will be receiving at the Award Dinner is for:
TV-17- Best Hard News Series Reporting in...
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Dec.14.2010
Coming home from school today, I was driving along Tefft Street when my mom noticed a strange-looking vehicle coming toward us in the opposite lane. It was a teeny-tiny car with a huge tripod on top and a bubble-like camera on top of that. We giggled at the way it looks and how funny it must be to...
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Dec.08.2010
Today, I am thinking about the people in my life. Well, not just today, but every day, I am thinking how I am blessed with so much love. There are Mom and Dad and Nicholas and Dean and I can’t forget Larry and Snowie and Oreo.
Beyond my immediate family, Gramma & Poppy live nearby, and they...
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Dec.06.2010
For those of you who have read Grace: A Child’s Intimate Journey Through Cancer and Recovery, you may remember a story that took place at our local Chevron Station. Mom and I were on our way to the Cancer Center in Santa Barbara, filling up the car for our daily radiation treatment journeys, when a...
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