Wishlist of an 11-year old with Lymphoma

A doctor who doesn’t look at the floor when they say ‘We`ll see’

Taste of strawberries without the metal tang of medicines

To hear my mother's laugh without hearing the tremor behind her voice she thinks she is hiding well

Five unsupervised minutes to dance under the rain

One letter from God telling me, ‘You will go to high school’

A vein sturdy enough to take infusion without collapsing

To run on the pavement barefoot without thinking about the IV pole

Lungs strong enough to laugh without getting tired

Sleeping in my mom`s lap without wires around us

To climb a tree

Strong legs to ride my bicycle again

A photo with my family where I do not look like a patient

To have my friends visit me without getting scared

Long hair that gets messy in the wind

Blow candles on my 12th birthday cake.

-Dhruvi Joshi