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New Delhi, Sep 22: World Rose Day is observed on September 22 every year in remembrance of a 12-year-old from Canada who was diagnosed with cancer (Askin’s tumour) a rare form of blood cancer. It is a day dedicated to give hope and spread cheer among people fighting cancer.
After the diagnosis, the doctors had given her just weeks but she went on to live for six months, never giving up the hope of defeating cancer.
During her fight against the terminal disease, she wrote letters, poems and emails to cancer patients spreading cheer and showing support and care. This is said to have become her…
