Fight the good fight - Short Stuff - teenage girl suffers from cancer

Girls' Life, April, 2002

You might think 17-year-old "Miss Rolanda" has it tough She's a child of he foster care system and she is also battling liver cancer. But does Rolanda let it get her down? No way! Rolanda created Kids Place at www.faithandhealth.com to help kids cope with devastating illnesses or the death of loved ones: Rolanda was raised by an aunt she called "Momma" until she was 7.

That's when Momma died of lung cancer Rolanda then played "musical homes" in a cycle of abuse until she landed with a loving family. Now undergoing chemotherapy the cancer has spread to the lungs as shed struggles to breathe. And while she's too weak to take on a typical part-time job, she was hired by the Institutes of Faith and Health in California to create content for the site from her home Visit her site at the address above, or e-mail her at missrolanda@faithandhealth.net.