Kenneth Edmonds

“I would say that I’ve been lucky. Being blessed and not really ever giving up,” said Kenneth Edmonds. Luck is something I also appear to have. I never thought I would live to see this day. I’ve always lived in a bad neighborhood and been an ill person. In my past, I always assumed that I would perish from sickness or be killed in my neighborhood. My illnesses could have destroyed my grades completely or even killed me. My neighborhood could have dimmed my hopes for a better future and I could have dropped out. Instead, I have a drive for college and the future that helped me to avoid failure. Not every kid raised in a bad neighborhood turns out to live a life of crime. After nine kids, my parents didn’t have a lot of money. When we moved out of my father’s house, we couldn’t afford much. My family ended up in a small house. I was …show more content…
A few months before my freshman year, I started having stomach issues. Over the course of a year, things went from bad to deadly. I was getting sick multiple times a day, every single day. My doctor wasn’t sure I would live past the year. I missed many days of school and my grades weren’t the best. It was difficult to enjoy academics, let alone anything while so sick.erm, However, I healed slowly and worked hard to pass the year. A few months into my junior year, the process repeated. I even collapsed at Homecoming. My doctors didn’t know what to do. My immune system was failing. The stomach issues were bad and then I started getting minor illnesses. It started off with a cold and then another and then I could barely breathe. I had tonsillitis, bronchitis, and mono within a month. I missed more school. This time, I knew not to let my grades drop. I got better, though. A few months before my senior year, I was told that I had stomach dyspepsia, endometriosis, and I’m extremely vulnerable to the flu. Since then, I have learned how to better control my health issues and miss very little