Personal Narrative: I Am A Childhood Cancer Survivor

I am a childhood cancer survivor. At five and half years old I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, and my entire life was derailed from the path it was on. I was removed from my school to endure chemotherapy, repeated kindergarten, and felt like an outsider at only the age of five. I was in remission within six weeks, and have been in remission for thirteen years now with minimal side effects. After everything that I endured cancer changed everything for me my academics, extracurriculars, and even my outlook on life. I started school as part of the Class of 2016, and the youngest in my class leaving me at a disadvantage. Being the stubborn child I was I refused to learn to read, write, or most of what was needed to pass, yet I still did. After a few months my parents and the school felt it was best for …show more content…
I was Straight A student for many years, received academic awards from fifth to my senior year of high school, and managed to receive a tuition coverage scholarship from Northern Arizona University. School was not a just a place of academics for myself though, it was a place for me to enjoy and experience what I loved and was passionate about. Since I was ten I found my passion of theatre getting on stage and portraying a character, and making the audience feel something. I was apart of the Ahwatukee Children’s theatre since 2009 participating in Wizard of Oz, Roger’s & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Treble Maker & Select Show Choir, Olivia, and even 13. A.C.T was a great start into my love for the theatre arts, and a way for me to find my place. In my sophomore I was casted in my high school’s production of Night of the Living Dead as Helen, and from there I fell in love the production side and straight theatre, and for the rest of my high school career was spent as the props chief