Personal Narrative: My First Experience Of Children At A Cancer Center

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For the past two years I have had the opportunity to volunteer in the cancer centre at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. My first experience at the hospital was a holiday children's party. This party was catered toward children who were in the midst of getting cancer treatments or who were affected by someone with Cancer at the hospital. That day, I had the privilege of taking the minds of innocent children and bringing them to a happy place where their medical disadvantage didn't exist. Their faces glowing with delight after Santa Clause called their name to present each child with a personalized gift, was a gift in itself. Seeing children at face value who were experiencing such discomfort, or who were severally affected by individuals