Steven Alpert is a totally normal teen- he has a crush on the most beautiful girl in the grade, he's in the school band, and he gets pretty average grades. But, there's something else. His brother, Jeffery, has leukemia, a cancer in which your blood cells are too weak to produce healthy blood cells which prevents clotting and healthy blood flow. It all started as Steven was making Jeffery oatmeal, his favorite food and Jeffery took a hard fall, hitting his nose. His family didn't know at the time but his leukemia was preventing his blood from stopping, so they freaked out and took him to the ER. While there they received the news. Suddenly, the Alpers’ life was changed. Mr. Alper and Steven became solitary and Mrs. Alper and Jeffery spent most
