It was such an amazing privilege to meet and chat with Maria Strauss, sister of Gloria Strauss, a little girl who struggled with a rare childhood cancer for 4 years. This month marks the one year anniversary of her death.

Maria is a bright and talented 10 year old who used to share a room with Gloria and still misses her dearly. She shared with me that because of Magnificent Marvelous Me, she was able to take her feelings – which had previously been “wadded up in a big ball” – and communicate them to her mom. She showed me what she has done in her book so far and explained that she loves doing the activities because they are all about her and make her feel both magnificent AND marvelous!