Honor Roll Research Paper

Growing up, I loved every aspect of school. That feeling never dwindled even as years progressed and the work got harder. School brought excitement and challenges. I worked hard to keep good grades and stay at the top of my class. Honor roll was always the goal I was determined to reach. I usually got there with ease. School was my happy place. Around seventh grade, things began to change. My immune system seemed to be lacking, as I caught every common cold that went around. I didn't think too much of it at the time, but it just got worse. I wasn't just catching colds and flus, all of my bodily systems were in distress. I felt absolutely terrible day in and day out. This continued on until Sophomore year, each year worse than the one before. I …show more content…
I also couldn't focus. It affected my schooling more than I could have ever imagined. My family worked hard, from the very beginning, to find doctors that could help me, but no one seemed to know what was wrong. Doctors just gave us "possibilities," not answers. It wasn't enough. We knew if there were no answers, I would not be able to attend school any longer. At the beginning of what would have been my Junior year, I was diagnosed with Chronic Lyme Disease by a chronic illness doctor in Kansas City. She determined the best course of action would be for me to receive treatment there in her private clinic. I then spent six months there receiving intravenous antibiotics. My education was put on hold throughout all of this due to even more severe symptoms. My brain function was at its lowest point. After the six months of treatments, I was doing much better but was not 100 percent in any way, shape, or form. I came home and immediately began working on achieving my GED. I finished testing quickly and acquired my diploma in a few months. I seemed to be on the right track. At this point, my doctor in Kansas retired. I was left with no direction to continue my treatments to regain my