Ever since I can remember, I have been known as mommy and daddy’s good little helper. I did chores before they asked, helped with cooking and gardening, and went drag racing with my dad on the weekends. Later, I was known by the diligent student. The cognitive conservation of good student and helpful daughter from others just fueled my existence and pushed me to achieve more. There was a time in my life, not very long ago, that I was at the top of my game. I was an honor student my freshman and sophomore years at Green Mountain High School, athletic, and a risk taker. I wasn’t the most popular kid in high school, but I was one of the smartest. That path was going to continue in my junior and senior years, but fate had a different plan for me.
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Currently, I now work and go to school part time and am moving on with my life. My personality is not the same as before the illness. I am now more accepting of others behaviors, I am less to judge people quickly, more assertive and stand up for myself and my ideas, and more emotionally and mentally balanced. Overall, my beliefs and values have changed as well. I grew up never really practicing any religion, just the premise that everyone should be treated equally and you are no better than the person next to you. I lost sight of that when I got wrapped up in wanting the great grades more than taking care of my fellow man/woman. Then again, when I got sick, blaming everyone but myself. Nowadays, I have found that love and compassion are the key to having a content life. By changing my personality and reassessing my values, I have learned to accept the way I am and embrace it, even with the scars. I have found ways around the new rules, learning to cook using low or no sodium and using the accommodations at school to help me get a degree. I am thankful for every day, whether it’s in a hospital bed getting treatment or paddle boarding. My advice to everyone is to enjoy every day like it is your last, because you just never know what might
Currently, I now work and go to school part time and am moving on with my life. My personality is not the same as before the illness. I am now more accepting of others behaviors, I am less to judge people quickly, more assertive and stand up for myself and my ideas, and more emotionally and mentally balanced. Overall, my beliefs and values have changed as well. I grew up never really practicing any religion, just the premise that everyone should be treated equally and you are no better than the person next to you. I lost sight of that when I got wrapped up in wanting the great grades more than taking care of my fellow man/woman. Then again, when I got sick, blaming everyone but myself. Nowadays, I have found that love and compassion are the key to having a content life. By changing my personality and reassessing my values, I have learned to accept the way I am and embrace it, even with the scars. I have found ways around the new rules, learning to cook using low or no sodium and using the accommodations at school to help me get a degree. I am thankful for every day, whether it’s in a hospital bed getting treatment or paddle boarding. My advice to everyone is to enjoy every day like it is your last, because you just never know what might