Essay #3 Idea - Magazine Feature

For Essay #3 we are to write a piece for a magazine or newspaper feature.  I immediately wanted to write about the recent issues my family and I have been dealing with however I'm not sure if I can write the piece because I am related to the individual the story would be about.  My sister was in a devastating car accident last Friday night and was med-flighted to Beth Israel hospital in Boston.  She is doing well and her plastic surgery begins Wednesday.  As a young adult at age 19, Ashley, would be a great opportunity for a story in a magazine such as Seventeen, which is the publication I would model the story after.  They always have a dramatic story or story of something terrible a young adult overcomes in their lives in their publications.  These features often have messages and lessons to be learned as the magazine is geared towards young girls and women.  If I could write this story I would write it objectively and try my hardest to leave my feelings and opinions out of it.  This would obviously be a little difficult seeing as the star of the story is my younger sister.  I would still like the opportunity to write it, but if not, it is completely understandable.  I have pictures I could include just like a magazine would and I have access to quotes and people directly involved with the accident.