Personal Narrative: The Nurse Who Changed My Life

Sometimes to get through the tough time, we need a little guidance. We can't always go through things alone, sometime we'll need a friend, or a family member to help us through the tough times. I had to accomplish something so far out of my reach, that I couldn't do alone, I needed my family, friends, a few doctors and some prayers to help me towards the happy ending. Around December of 2011, I was 12 years old. I was getting a physical so I could join my middle school bowling team. I felt great, I was nervous about whether I needed a shot. Everything was going fine, but the physician noticed that my throat was enlarged. I had a goiter. I never noticed it prior to her saying something, my mom didn't even notice. The physician brought some doctors in to check out my goiter. I felt like a science experiment. As a result, I had to get my blood drawn.
The physician stated that I needed to get an ultrasound on my throat. I went to the hospital. The doctor was extraordinarily nice, she explained what she was going to be doing: “This goo is going to be cold, and told me not to move around a lot.” I peered my eyes to the monitor, where she then started doing an ultrasound on my neck. I didn't notice anything suspicious. She took pictures of the ultrasound. Once she was done, she said, “There are lesions on your thyroid.” Around May, I got a biopsy done. They put a needle in my throat, to get some of the tissue to test to see if I had thyroid cancer or not. It was painful to swallow with a needle in my throat. The results came back benign. I had to make the decision of either doing another biopsy, or going along with the surgery. I decided to go with the