Everyone has a story to tell; some you can tell by looking at a person, but for others you have to get to know that person. From the outside, you see I’m short and hearing impaired however, this is not my story. My story is what I’ve learned and the journey I have been […]
As I thought about what to write for the Faith Hope and Love Jesus, Inc. Scholarship, I thought about what I love or what I like to do. My first thought was basketball and the reason why I love the sport of basketball. I was seven years old, a typical second grader, waiting for […]
The smells of perspiration and struggle are in the atmosphere. The sound of metal hitting metal fills the air, but if you listen closely enough, you can hear the exhaling breath of those pushing themselves to their limits. You can almost state the hard work and determination. As you scan the room, you notice […]
My experience with cancer has impacted my life by making me a stronger person. I am stronger than I have ever remained. I am currently now 19 years of age with a history of aplastic anemia. My life has completely change since October 2008 at the age of 11. I have experienced two bone marrow […]
The place that makes me feel perfectly content is Penn State University. This is a very important place in my life and has impacted my life in a positive way. Penn State is and always will be my second home. During my early childhood, my family learned of my diagnosis with Acute Lymphoblastic […]
When I was five years old, I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctor told my parents that I had Grade 1 Pilocytic Astrocytoma in my brain stem. I went in for emergency surgery to have the tumor removed, but not all of it has been removed. The surgery left me paralyzed from the neck […]
Cancer. It’s the one word no one in the world wants to hear. Do you want to know what’s even worse? Hearing it 4 months after you run 15 years old, during your freshman year of high school. So many things start to run through your mind once the doctor has officially said it. […]
From a very young age, I learned to never give up and I have been able to carry that through with everything that has come my way. When I was three, I was lying awake on the couch when I felt a pounding pain in my head like a bowling ball hit me. After […]
While most toddlers spend their days having play dates and running around at the park, I battled cancer. At two and a half years of age, I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia and underwent chemotherapy treatments for two years. By age five, I had won the fight and entered remission. I am grateful […]
When the doctors first come to the door of your hospital room and call your parents into the hallway, even when you’re young, you know that they’re not bringing good news. The look on your parent’s faces and the sight of your mother’s tears flowing on your father’s shoulder is evidence enough that you’re […]