Personal Narrative: Chronic Intestinal Disorder

From a very young age I suffered from a chronic intestinal disorder which went improperly treated until I was 18. This was resultant of the necessary medication being potentially fatal for minors. When I finally was able to start on the medication it changed my life, however at that point I only had a month of high school left and there was nothing I could do to remedy my awful grades. The reason I had done so poorly was due to the copious amount of school I was always missing as a result of this disorder; thus, I was always playing a hopeless game of catch up with my work. Prior to starting on the medication, I had lost motivation and drive in my schoolwork as I felt there was nothing I could do no matter how hard I tried that would lift my grades. Due to this I assumed I could just turn my hobby of fashion …show more content…
For birthdays and Hanukkah all I would ask for was art supplies and the necessary equipment for clothing design. In the summer prior to my senior year in high school I attended a high school summer program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Every morning I would get up at 6 am to get up and get ready to make that one-hour train ride into the city so I could get there on time to do what I loved. Although I am no longer pursuing design as a career that passion and creativity to think outside of the box is something I never lost. Although it is not much I have chosen to use Instagram as a medium to not only share my designs but also as I reminder to not let go of the hobby’s and outlets that help me to be a more passionate and creative person every single day. By holding onto the artistic side of who I am instead of letting it go by the wayside I have opened myself up thereby allowing myself to use that as a tool for the other more analytical parts of my life such as my desire to study the