My journey of overcoming adversity began at the age of 7 with a routine visit to the doctor. Little did I know‚ that day would change my life forever. The doctors suggested checking my glucose levels‚ and with a single finger prick‚ the machine displayed ominous letters: ’HHH’ (immensely high). I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What followed was an extremely grueling two weeks of treatment and recovery. The impact of my disease ripples through every aspect of my life. My mother lost her job
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Though both my parents came from a Hispanic background their conflicting cultures of first generation American and “chicano” shaped my identity. I vividly remember my birthday parties that I despised more than enjoyed as my two families came together with opposing values and language barriers in conflict on how I was being raised. Although this Montegue-Capulet like relationship ultimately led to the separation of my parents early on I was able to grow to love both of my families in their own
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can almost see the shore‚ It feels as if I’ve been riding this wave for days. This wave is my hurdle in the ocean that is life‚ choppy at the beginning but slowly passing by. The ocean has many waves‚ one for each surfer to ride‚ my specialty wave happened to be dyslexia. It was in the second grade that my teacher first realized I was different from the other students‚ because I had yet to read my first book. My parents had found this odd as well‚ and took me to see a neurologist‚ who diagnosed me as
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As I sit at my computer reading a predetermined list of phrases and words that include things such as “Northwest is best” to simply‚ “squirrels‚” I think about how each word or phrase has meant something to me at one point or another‚ throughout my life. After much thought‚ there are three finalists that resonate with me the most; “grit‚” “vocation‚” and “persistence.” These three words could easily sum up my life in the shortest way possible. The word “grit” brings to mind the idea of a person
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I did not know another person could have made such an impact on my life‚ especially to the extent of making me the woman I am today. My mother‚ Rosie Bush‚ inspired me to become the best person I can be. She taught me to never settle for less no matter how hard times may get and to continue to push forward regardless of the obstacles. Most importantly‚ she instilled in me the importance of family. My mother‚ who stood 5 feet 7 inches‚ caramel-brown skin‚ round face with high cheekbones‚ and weighting
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2013 there were a record high of 56 murders in my home city of Trenton‚ NJ. My great-grandmother lived until she was 102 years old‚ so at the time‚ my thirteen year old brain never thought death could impact my family. I walked around Trenton’s streets no matter the time of night‚ witnessed various fights‚ and occasional gun scares- but no matter how dangerous the situation became‚ I could never see the gravity of it‚ and it’s long-range impact on my life. I was oblivious to and failed to realize
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Little brothers were engineered to annoy their sibling; luckily for me my little brother kept that to a minimum. For me my little brother was my best friend. Jerry was always athletic; any sport he played‚ did he excelled in. His intelligence was enlightening. My favorite characteristics however‚ was his heart; his heart was full of love. Jerry always saw the beauty in people‚ and nature. Sadly‚ he never saw the beauty in himself. Jerrys teenage years were not easy. I always knew how important jerry
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I held my breath to avoid the harsh taste that lodges deep into my lungs from the bus exhaustion. I walked onto the cold mustard colored bus and saw my friend Anna sitting on the rough piece of plastic they call a seat. She sat arms crossed shivering to the negative two degree wind chill‚ the only thing keeping her warm was a red ball of yarn that rested on top of a black woven beanie. I waved hello and sat adjacent to her to avert the temptation of conversation‚ we weren’t allowed to talk on the
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Growing up all of my friends played football for school‚ and I was one of the only ones that never played. During 5th grade I tried it and found no enjoyment so I . I have gone since I was a kid and listened to how football is so important to them‚ how it’s their favorite activity in the world‚ and how I should go out for it. When they would say this I never truly understood why and so ignored it. My senior year I figured I would take a risk as go out for it. I didn’t know if it would pay off or
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football season and it was my 3th year playing so I thought I was a star but bradley thought otherwise. Me and Brantley hated each other he would do anything to get me in trouble‚ one time when we were running to warm up for practice he fell on purpose and told the coaches that I’m the one who made him fall and they made me run the rest of practice for not taking anything serious and playing around too much. The next day I hated Bradley more than ever since my feet and my legs still felt like I had
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