My Struggle With Parkinson's Disease
My family background has had a large impact on the way I see the world. My mother has taught me to love everyone, you never know the battles they are struggling, my brother has taught me to stay positive in any situation, it could always be worse, and my father has taught me never to take a life for granted, for there is no way of knowing when it may end. My mother is thin, has greying hair, and is beginning to wrinkle. All of these normal for a woman of her age. What you can’t see by merely looking at my mother is what she struggles with internally. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease when she was 45 years old. This degenerative disease leaves most completely drained, lacking facial expression, motivation, and the ability to move
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freely. My mother is the most lively and joyful person I know. She has taught me to love others no matter what, because you can’t always see their struggles by how they appear on the outside. She has also taught me a lesson similar to that of my brother and that is to stay positive in any situation, because it could always be worse.
When my brother was two months old, he began having seizures.
These seizures caused irreversible brain damage affecting his ability to communicate and function on his own. He wasn't expected to live to be a year old due to a lack of medication to prevent such damaging seizures from recurring. He is graduating from his 12th year of high school this spring. Although my brother is unable to experience life the way others do, he stays positive and finds joy in the little things. Warm hugs from my mom, brisk wind in his face, loud music, all things that make my brother smile. Nothing brings me more happiness than to see him smile under such circumstances. My brother has taught me to stay positive and appreciate the life you are given. He has taught me a lesson similar to that of my father and that is to never take a life for granted, there is no way of knowing when it may end.
I called my father every Sunday after he and my mom separated. I never expected the Sunday before to be the last. At 49 years old, he went to sleep and never woke up. This event has taught me to see life as a precious thing and to never take one moment for granted. I would like to make the best of my life by graduating high school maintaining a 4.0, attending a prestigious college like your own, and going on to become a doctor to save the lives of others and treat people with irreversible disabilities such as that of my mom and
brother.
My family background has had a large impact on the way I see the world. I like to believe that every tragedy that strikes throughout the course of one's life, is for a reason. That reason is to teach powerful lessons. You can either learn from these lessons, or let them destroy you. Whichever you choose determines your success and happiness for the rest of your life. I have chosen to find a lesson in each event life has brought to me. I try my best to love others, stay positive and most importantly, not take any part of life for granted, there is no way of knowing when it may end.
freely. My mother is the most lively and joyful person I know. She has taught me to love others no matter what, because you can’t always see their struggles by how they appear on the outside. She has also taught me a lesson similar to that of my brother and that is to stay positive in any situation, because it could always be worse.
When my brother was two months old, he began having seizures.
These seizures caused irreversible brain damage affecting his ability to communicate and function on his own. He wasn't expected to live to be a year old due to a lack of medication to prevent such damaging seizures from recurring. He is graduating from his 12th year of high school this spring. Although my brother is unable to experience life the way others do, he stays positive and finds joy in the little things. Warm hugs from my mom, brisk wind in his face, loud music, all things that make my brother smile. Nothing brings me more happiness than to see him smile under such circumstances. My brother has taught me to stay positive and appreciate the life you are given. He has taught me a lesson similar to that of my father and that is to never take a life for granted, there is no way of knowing when it may end.
I called my father every Sunday after he and my mom separated. I never expected the Sunday before to be the last. At 49 years old, he went to sleep and never woke up. This event has taught me to see life as a precious thing and to never take one moment for granted. I would like to make the best of my life by graduating high school maintaining a 4.0, attending a prestigious college like your own, and going on to become a doctor to save the lives of others and treat people with irreversible disabilities such as that of my mom and
brother.
My family background has had a large impact on the way I see the world. I like to believe that every tragedy that strikes throughout the course of one's life, is for a reason. That reason is to teach powerful lessons. You can either learn from these lessons, or let them destroy you. Whichever you choose determines your success and happiness for the rest of your life. I have chosen to find a lesson in each event life has brought to me. I try my best to love others, stay positive and most importantly, not take any part of life for granted, there is no way of knowing when it may end.