Lisa Sanchez: A Short Story

It was dark, then bright lights filled the room. White walls was all that was seen. Lisa Sanchez was five years old in a coma and didn’t know her life was about to change. “ I didn’t remember anything that happened, I don’t even think I knew I was in the hospital.” Her family hours later got the news that Lisa now has type 1 diabetes due to genetics which caused her to get in a coma. She remembers through her childhood not being able to eat all the sweets she wanted even though she still tried to, “ I remember I could only eat six fries, not even with ketchup!” Lisa not only struggled with her diabetes but also went through the worst phase of her life, “my childhood, losing my mother at ten years old.” Losing a loved one is hard on everyone but Lisa had to learn things in life on her own. She still thinks of her childhood as “good” because it taught her what she wanted and didn’t want in life. Lisa grew up in South Central. She had a older brother and they got in quite the trouble. Running from cops or fightings between gangs was normal for her. She made some mistakes in life but worked hard to receive a scholarship. …show more content…
I wanted to be successful.” That was her motivation to receive a full scholarship to USC. She didn’t consider that the best phase of her life, why though? Lisa Sanchez only finished a semester of USC, not because she was a failure but because “I had a different lifestyle” and “I had to work”. “It was really hard. I worked this hard you know, I could have easily just given up and not care about school but also I knew my responsibilities so I had to.” The best phase of her life was her kids. “My happiness is my kids, you guys, anything that revolves around you guys, being able to provide for my