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A few weeks ago I finished This Star Wont Go Out and on the cover of that book there is a beautiful...

A few weeks ago I finished This Star Wont Go Out and on the cover of that book there is a beautiful girl named Esther Grace Earl. She was smiling in this world and I can promise you that she is smiling in another and one day I will meet this young beautiful girl and have the time of my life. Rest in awesome esther!

Camila Valentim

Hi my name is Camila Valentine, I live in Brazil and I got the book that talks about the life of Esther Earl on my birthday was the best present I’ve ever received because it wanted to read the book. All I have to say is that she is gorgeous, her words is helping me a lot, I just have to thank. Thank you

In Enthusiasm, I believe

March, 1
I believe in Enthusiasm. I believe the little things can inflict real joy. I believe in standing confidently, whoever you may be, not being embarrassed to be happy. I believe getting new pencils, changing your lunch up, or even some candy can change an attitude. I believe everyone who ends up lucky enough should learn the art of enthusiasm for themselves.
In the early summer of 2013 my mom was diagnosed with Lymphoma. Lymphoma is a cancer of the bones. Even though I was too naive to understand my mom was in real danger. The truth is though she probably wouldn’t be okay today, if not for her identical twin sister. Her twin was able to contribute bone marrow and my mom was able to have a transplant. Most details of her illness were not told to us to protect us from the sadness everyone else around us were drowning in. I look back on it and see a strange time, like it is a disguised nightmare.
Multiple times during her treatment, while she wasn’t feeling particularly well, we would visit the hospital. The visits were often lengthy and a lot of the time spent there was my mom asleep and my aunt speaking to doctors.
Naturally my cousins and I became bored quickly. We were to be quiet around the sick which was particularly difficult for us. We were dismissed after be scolded multiple times for not obeying the simple rule. After wandering for some time we discovered a small room. It wasn’t much. A ten by ten; maybe. With a couple of vending machines.
That room doesn’t sound like much because it wasn’t. It was the lack of doctors, and sickness, and depression we didn’t understand; that made it different. It was empty and it was almost ours. It had silly mints that aren’t really that good but seemed amazing under the circumstances. We were genuinely happy, being freed of the momentous weight of drear.
Everyone around us at the time was searching for big successes. The experience showed just how important every victory was. Humans are naturally unable to appreciate in a single moment so, being able to be happy with the little things makes a person completely different, almost inhuman in the best way. I believe the difference between satisfaction and disappointment, brightness and darkness, and happiness and sadness is enthusiasm.
Imagine a world in which everyone believed in enthusiasm. Imagine a world in which the things that are often overlooked made people sincerely gleeful. Imagine a world in which everybody was unabashedly excited. Imagine a world in which some ridiculously insignificant candy could completely re-renovate a view point. I believe enthusiasm is a gift, and a craft to be learned.

Foot note: Not a week after I wrote this for school my mom was diagnosed with Lymphoma for the second time. This time they found it much earlier and there are new treatment options. However, after getting that new treatment she will need another bone marrow transplant plant which will, I’ll put it frank, suck.

I wear your wristband everyday to remind myself that although I may go through rough times, I'm still here another day. Thank you for keeping Esther's memory alive, she's the brightest star I know.

Shine bright. Thank you. ♥

Hi, I heard Esther once wrote a letter to her future self that her parents received a little after her passing. Could you tell me what site that was & if its still open to the public to use?

Esther’s letter in its entirety is found in her book, and starts on page 381. The site is called “Futureme.org” and I’m pretty sure it’s still active and open for the public to use! 

This past week I donated 10 inches of my hair to be made into a wig for a child who had to undergo...

This past week I donated 10 inches of my hair to be made into a wig for a child who had to undergo chemo therapy due to cancer treatment.  Esther gave me the courage to do this, and I am so grateful to be given the opportunity to make a child’s life a little bit more awesome. 

Dear TSWGO, I just want to say that Esther’s story absolutely inspired my friend, Anna, and I. We...

Dear TSWGO, I just want to say that Esther’s story absolutely inspired my friend, Anna, and I. We are both Nerdfighters and have read TSWGO and were completely moved by her story. (let’s just say that we were so moved that our English final project was all about Esther and TSWGO..) Thank you for raising such a great role model for us and showing what it means to care and serve others.

DFTBA

Hailey (with Anna)

Always amazing to hear how much of an impact Esther has had. She’s truly an inspiration to us all. :) 

Will you be doing anything special at LeakyCon since it falls on Esther Day this year?

We’re looking into options for what we want to do. Do you have any ideas?

Just read the book today ...

and got it done in one sitting. Didn’t know it was Esther Day until I stumbled across this site per the mention in the book, but I feel fortunate to have read the tribute to Esther on her special day. Loved the book and can’t wait for my daughter to read it so we can go see the movie together! My husband is a survivor, much like Hazel’s group leader in her cancer support group, and I lost my dad to CLL last year, so this book really resonates with me. I think the book does a great job of capturing the fact that you are not  your disease and you don’t want to be defined as such. So glad that Esther came up with this idea for her day and that her family has created this foundation to help others going through a similar situation. Sounds like Esther was a heck of a girl and she is missed. Keep up the good work!

You look absolutely beautiful! Thank you for being awesome :)....

You look absolutely beautiful! Thank you for being awesome :)

. Hi ! My name is Sarah and Esther Earl inspired me and I have much to thank her. I’m from Brazil and Sunday I was looking at a blog of an organization of cancer and saw a list of suggestions of things we can do to raise money to donate , I opitei to cut my hair because he is great and people say is beautiful . Cut him Tuesday and I get so happy: ! V. Everyone congratulated me but I did not want to give me congratulations, I wanted them to help too. I have had several ideas for fundraising and want to put them into practice . But I wrote this just to say that Esther has opened my eyes to the reality of people who need help and made me enchergar how much capacity I have to help them .
  . I’m 14 and I want to apologize for my English, because as I said I’m from Brazil . I even I can communicate in English but I’m not good at writing hahahhahaa texts . I hope to inspire many people to donate as Esther inspired me .
  . ’ll Send the money to you so that my mother can sell the hair : v

half of the translated text : Google translator uehueheuheuheuheu : s