By Brooke Moody–
The dripping of an IV, concrete walls of a hospital and never feeling well enough to go out and play permeate a childhood ridden with cancer.
Thinking back on their childhood, most people imagine sunny days, soccer fields and elementary classes filled with friends. But for one in every 285 students, the memory is much different.
According to a report from the National Cancer Institute, around 13,500 children will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Twenty-five percent will die from the disease. The childhood that should have been will be replaced by months of intensive treatment and health complications for years to follow.