Personal Narrative: My Chief Goals In Life

At the age of 12, my sister was diagnosed with Type 1, Juvenile Diabetes. I was only 7 years old, so I didn’t really understand what happened. All I can remember is crying because my sister was in pain and I hated to see her laying in that hospital bed. Every month we had to take a trip to Duke Children’s Hospital for her to see the diabetes specialist. For the most part, she keeps it under control and wears an insulin pump to take her medicine. After that experience, I considered my sister a warrior. As with my brother, I admired my sister. I wanted to do everything she did. She got good grades in school and stayed out of trouble for the most part. There were a couple of calls home, but it was because she wanted to hang with the wrong people.
My sister and I also became closer as we got older. I was in middle school when she went away for college. The first time we dropped her off and left I cried, but after that, I’d be ready for her to go back. Four years passed and we were back together. Between high school and now, we’ve had so many hilarious memories. People don’t understand our relationship. When we’re talking, it may seem like we’re fussing or yelling at
My five chief goals in life are: independence, financially stable, educated, well-traveled, and good health . Independence is my number one goal because I don’t want to have to spend my entire life being supported by anybody else. I want to stand on my own two feet and handle my business. I’m not saying that I won’t need help from time to time, but I would prefer it be a last resource rather than a first. Financial stability is my second because I don’t want to worry about how my bills are going to get paid. I don’t want to live paycheck to paycheck. I want to have “rainy day” money saved up for when the unexpected happens. I want to be able to afford to travel. Anything that I want to do, I should be able to do so without the hassle of worrying about a