Moriah Rahamim
No Cure

AwardHonorable Mention

SchoolOrange High School

CityPepper Pike, Ohio

Teacher

Barbara Greenberg and
Kathy Frazier

Intern
Adaeze Okafor

Medium
Poem

Writer's Statement

What really struck me about the presentation were the stories that patients told during therapy sessions. I was inspired by the agony that these people go through every day. When I learned that there is no cure for chronic pain and only treatment for symptoms, I knew I had found the subject of my writing piece.