Personal Narrative: Extreme Fatigue

For me a long term effect of having cancer is extreme fatigue. This makes it harder for me to focus during class, stay awake long enough to complete mounds of homework, and enjoy the social aspect of school. I have a difficult time in enjoying events outside of school because I am usually too exhausted to even appreciate being around others. I often wonder if I am getting the full high school experience. However, the most important thing for me to be focusing on is my health, so getting enough rest is more crucial to me than school events. Even though tiredness is a big struggle for me, I have taught myself to power through the fatigue and work as hard as I possibly can. Techniques that have helped me to overcome my fatigue are to sleep for