"A Daughter's Devotion"

A recent article, "A Daughter's Devotion", literally made me cry. It is such a touching article to read. The author wrote an amazing story on a 12 year-old golf phenomenon and her mother's fight with cancer. Dakoda Dowd had been playing golf since she was five years old. "She is the nation's top ranked golfer in the 2011 graduating class," author Bob Putnam writes. I was amazed when I read her stats and was a stunned on how a girl, six years younger than I, could already be so well structured and dedicated to something in life. I was again shocked when I read that her mother suffered from breast cancer. Fortunately though, doctors were able to remove it. Dakoda still began to play golf and improve. Then the worse possibility of the article came. Her mother, Kelly, was diagnosed again with metastatic cancer, meaning it spread to her liver and bones. The Dowd's were told she could die within a year. This article would be touching no matter how it was written. I think this girl is amazing and is someone that everyone of every age should look up to. She gave up defending her school's golf title this year so she could stay close to her mother. Imagine how hard that would be. This story is very sad, but inspiring. It inspires young athletes to keep persevering even through the toughest times, but know that no matter what, family comes first.
posted by: asavas at 21:07