Thanks to all our members who submitted haikus that best describe the 'heart' of our organization in the hopes of winning a $5000 grant. Here are some of our favorites:

by Amanda P.

Friends, give me your strength

to help me remember things

I want to forget

by Geoffrey M.

I used to complain

Chemo and radiation

Make me love laughter

Not a legal adult

Not too young to get cancer

Too much life. Let's smile

Had seminoma

And yet I still joke and laugh

I must be half nuts

by Chris S.

Cancer bomb drops. We

pick ourselves up, laugh, salute.

Middle fingers up.

by Shanti P.

It’s like a sad song

No one understands the words

but those who sing it

Here we sing as one

Let all our voices be heard

Unique and yet same

Our community,

a brotherhood of the strong

Unbreakable souls

I found my solace

in the midst of my sadness

A calm place to rest

by Jennifer S.

stapes in a row

keep my stomach in my chest

mmm, oxycodone

cancer surgery

now chest tube site is weeping

need a new body

year off from work

long term disability

its worse than it sounds

not enough pillows

bed is uncomfortable

sleep in the closet

by Jacqueline M.

Fun Support Unity

Cancer Survivors Laughing

Healing Through Our Hearts

by Laura B.

We are young adults

Bonded by one simple word

But it's not "alone"