My March to End Cancer
Though I never knew Robert Cunningham personally, I know the terrible effects that cancer has on a family, as I lost my grandfather to cancer in 2009. From a very young age, I was encouraged by my family to "be my own person," and in a sense to "march to the beat of my own drum." In the fall, I plan to attend Western Kentucky University and double major in science and math education and middle school science through the SKyTeach program. Though my "march" is not biomedical research, nursing, or medicine, I believe that I can still serve to impact the battle against cancer through several methods. Cancer Research Funding Organizations like Relay for Life and St. Jude's Partners in Hope are instrumental in the research of cures for cancer. Throughout my life I have participated in various fundraisers, like the Math-A-Thon in elementary school, that support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In the summer between my junior and senior years of high school I was a member of the 2015 Butler County …show more content…
As a teacher I won't necessarily be at the front lines of the battle with cancer. My goal is to serve as a resource and guide to my students if they or someone they know is experiencing cancer. Often times, when young students see someone who looks different than them (lack of hair, PICC lines, or jaundice coloring) they harbor some misconceptions. They are intimidated; they don't understand that the person is, in fact, normal, but is suffering from a difficult illness. This is something I could help them to understand, taking away some of the anxieties associated with visiting a loved one who is ailing with cancer. I would also encourage my students to send positive messages to those in the community battling cancer so as to teach that we should "never underestimate the power of a kind word or
Though I never knew Robert Cunningham personally, I know the terrible effects that cancer has on a family, as I lost my grandfather to cancer in 2009. From a very young age, I was encouraged by my family to "be my own person," and in a sense to "march to the beat of my own drum." In the fall, I plan to attend Western Kentucky University and double major in science and math education and middle school science through the SKyTeach program. Though my "march" is not biomedical research, nursing, or medicine, I believe that I can still serve to impact the battle against cancer through several methods. Cancer Research Funding Organizations like Relay for Life and St. Jude's Partners in Hope are instrumental in the research of cures for cancer. Throughout my life I have participated in various fundraisers, like the Math-A-Thon in elementary school, that support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In the summer between my junior and senior years of high school I was a member of the 2015 Butler County …show more content…
As a teacher I won't necessarily be at the front lines of the battle with cancer. My goal is to serve as a resource and guide to my students if they or someone they know is experiencing cancer. Often times, when young students see someone who looks different than them (lack of hair, PICC lines, or jaundice coloring) they harbor some misconceptions. They are intimidated; they don't understand that the person is, in fact, normal, but is suffering from a difficult illness. This is something I could help them to understand, taking away some of the anxieties associated with visiting a loved one who is ailing with cancer. I would also encourage my students to send positive messages to those in the community battling cancer so as to teach that we should "never underestimate the power of a kind word or