
Madison
Lyublanovits,
a
fifth-grade
student
at
Covington-Harper
Elementary
School,
turned
to
writing
to
help
cope
with
her
mom's
breast
cancer
diagnosis.
The
outcome
of
her
writing
became
a
published
book.
When
Madison's
mother
Shon
was
diagnosed
with
breast
cancer
in
May
2019,
she
noticed
that
her
daughter
struggled
talking
about
it.
Shon
encouraged
Madison
to
write
about
it
while
continuing
to
have
verbal
conversations.
"It
started
with
simple
conversations
of
just
how
she
felt
at
different
stages
of
my
journey.
I
quickly
saw
that
each
time
we
talked;
she
shared
a
bit
more.
Those
experiences
turned
into
this
book,"
Shon
shared.
Madison's
book,
titled
"Ok
Mommy,
I
Will
Help
You,"
offers
a
unique
perspective
of
a
youth's
point-of-view
on
watching
a
parent
battle
cancer.
The
main
character,
Savvie,
has
similar
experiences
to
what
Madison
endured
with
her
own
mother.
"I
didn't
know
how
to
handle
this
when
my
mom
first
told
me
she
had
cancer.
I
didn't
have
anyone
to
talk
to
that
was
my
age
who
really
understood
what
I
was
going
through.
This
book
helped
me
to
look
back
and
see
the
bright
side
of
how
to
handle
tough
situations,"
Madison
shared.
Covington-Harper
Elementary
Counselor
Amy
Sutherland
was
an
important
source
of
help
for
Madison.
"I
learned
from
my
school
counselor
to
be
open-minded,
to
treat
everybody
the
way
they
want
to
be
treated
and
to
be
strong.
The
advice
about
being
strong
helped
me
the
most
and
I
knew
if
I
needed
help,
she
was
there
for
me,
said
Madison
The
book,
"Ok
Mommy,
I
Will
Help
You,"
can
be
purchased
through
Ver
Kallos
Media
Group
by
emailing
verkallosmediagroup@gmail.com.
Madison
hopes
her
book
helps
other
children
who
may
have
to
endure
similar
hardships.