Personal Narrative: My Struggle With Adversity

I believe resiliency is something a person does not realize he/she possesses until faced with adversity. The environment in which I was raised, gave me the opportunities and experiences needed to develop and adapt to the adversities I have faced in life. As a child, each time I was faced with adversity I was able to maintain allostasis and return to homeostatis. I honestly feel that now, more than ever, is a time I am demonstrating resiliency, as I am adapting to a new state of homeostasis as a young adult with Multiple Sclerosis.
The stress placed on me by the congregation, where my father was pastor, and the community was overwhelming for me at times. I feel this influenced my gene expression. My body’s immune-related response explains my