I wrote this essay about a month ago. It is the one I
submitted to colleges. I got accepted also! I think this played a big part in my
acceptance!
It all started one day ... I was having awful
abdominal pain. It was so bad, I could not even move. I found this to be very
strange, and I knew something was wrong. I told my Mom what was happening, and
she got on the phone to the doctor immediately. Within days I was scheduled for
an appointment.
Finally, the appointment came. I was relieved but scared. I did not know what was going to happen. They did all kinds of tests, the doctor finally came with a diagnoses. He told me I had Crohn’s disease. I was in sudden shock. I have never heard of this disease before. After the doctor told me it was basically inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I went to the library, and did research on the Internet so that I could have a better understanding of what I was going to face for the rest of my life. With this disease. I have been through so much. I have been in the horrible hospital about eleven times; I have missed quite a bit of school, and also I have been on medicine that makes me look like a balloon and sometimes makes me sick.
However I will not let this sickness
get the best of me. Even though I have a chronic disease I have still managed to
keep a part time job, I am involved with the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of
America, I go to school even when I feel bad, and most of all I keep my grades
up and when I need extra help I always seek it out. I refuse to give up, and I
will reach for my highest goals. For example, one of those goals was my
participation and subsequent victory in the VICA competition. My team won
first place in the state and won the chance to compete at the national level.
Unfortunately, my illness got in the way and I was unable to compete. Although I
did not go, I went out of my way to congratulate them all, and wish them well. I
will not let my illness prevent my spirit from achieving my goals. I am destined
to persevere. It is kind of funny ... but this disease influenced me to become a
GI doctor. I want to help sick kids like me. Also maybe hopefully, I will be the
one to find a cure. But most of all, I feel I will have sympathy for all my
patients because I know what they are struggling with. I have so much
determination, that I guarantee I will make some kind of difference in the lives
of people living with Crohn’s disease. I know that sounds like a lot to
be confident about, but when I believe I can do something I will go after it.
Also I will not stop until I am satisfied about what I have accomplished!