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Preview of my page for :iconcourageartbook: :iconcourageartbook: :iconcourageartbook:

When she was 9 years old, and I was 11, my little sister :iconcreamsteam: was diagnosed with leukemia. At the time, I hadn't even had the faintest idea what leukemia or, franlky, even cancer was, but I remember crying anyway and asking if she was going to die.
She didn't.
My little sister, like so many other courageous little children, has defeated cancer. She went to the Legacy Emanuel hospital in Portland, OR for years of devastating chemotherapy, right as my family was torn apart by a divorce.
But she fought and she kept smiling and she stayed strong even when we couldn't.
She's 15 years old now, and has hair again. She goes to high school with me and cooks our family spaghetti dinners on occassion. She's beautiful and I love her and I am so thankful to have her in my life.

I organized this charity art book for the Legacy Emanuel hospital that gave me back my sister, and has given so many other lives back to so many other families. I called the book courage after the deep, deep courage these children possess: the courage to fight, the courage to smile, to laugh. It takes INFINITE courage to fight cancer. In the same manner, I wanted to send the hospital, their families, and children with cancer, maybe just a little bit more courage: a reminder that people care and are looking out for them, a reminder that people have and people WILL DEFEAT cancer and live happy, healthy lives.

This is a book of courage.


100% of courage a charity artbook's proceeds go to Randall Children's Hospital Foundation of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.

The book is $15 + shipping, magazine size, roughly 40 pages (exact page count still being determind), full color
orders are open [link] [link] [link]


Legacy Emanuel website [link]
Randall Children's Hospital website [link]



A huge thank you to the courage of the participating artists ! you have all inspired me and moved me so much
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SCFrankles's avatar
Good luck with the book! It all sounds wonderful ^_^