Nicaragua Sweet 15 Party

Nicaraguan girls suffering from cancer wait for a car to leave after a “quinceanera” party in Managua, Nicaragua, Saturday Sept. 21, 2013. For each of the past five years, Nicaragua?s Association of Mothers and Fathers of Children with Cancer and Leukemia has put on a “quinceanera” party for girls from poor, rural families, teens who have the added burden of dealing with cancer. This year?s party feted 37 girls between ages 14 and 16 on Saturday night at a hotel in Nicaragua?s capital.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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