Ben Wolf about to begin his senior year in high school was given shocking news from his doctor when he went for his annual physical exam. He had a rare, aggressive blood disorder which would only give him about a year left to live. Ben chose not to have any treatment and not tell anyone because he wanted his last year to be "normal". He went out for the football team. His brother was the quarterback, they talked about how together, they made a great man. He finally talked to Dallas Suzuki, the prettiest girl in the world. He lived his life to the fullest. He befriended the town drunk, Rudy McCoy, and learned his secret past. When he finally told people, they started treating him different, which is what he didn't want. Unfortunately, Ben dies before his high school graduation. Even though I knew he was dying, it still upset me. I could relate to Ben, because I too had leukemia. I knew how he felt when he had his feelings of fatigue, when he saw visions of Dallas Suzuki, wondering if they were real. He lived his life to the fullest. If he had taken chemo and radiation it might have extended his life by a few months but his quality of life would have been completely different. Ben Wolf chose quality of life over quantity of life.
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