Here in the small farming community where I live is an 18 year old H.S. student who is graduating this year and has been named as Valedictorian of the graduating class. She has aced every class all the way through school. Now you might ask, "I can see the dedication and positive attitude but where does the courage come in"? Here is her life story:
At the age of 13 months. Yes MONTHS, she was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors told the parents she would not live. She has been through 35 operations, several chemo sessions as well as meds taken internally to fight the cancer. She missed a lot of school. sometimes months at a time. She has been in and out of the hospital all her life. Even though she was missing so much school, she would not give up. She asked that homework be brought to her in the hospital. She is a straight "A" student all the way through it. Quite often she would experience horrific pain in her abdomen caused by the cancer fighting drugs. When younger she went to the childrens hospital where she met other kids with the same diagnosis. She and the four became friends. She was the only one to survive. The cancer is now in remission and for the last couple of years she has been able to attend school enough to make some good friends. Can you even imagine her being able to stay positive all these years? Even with all the negative around her with doctors saying she would not live and everyone else around her with the same disease dying. The pain would have been enough to make most of us give up the fight. Not her. She concentrated on her school work and being an "A" student. She should be an inspiration to all of us to reach a little higher to accomplish more in all we do. She now has a goal to attend medical school and become a doctor so that she might help others.
This story is absolutely true and still playing out right here in my small hometown.
Robertb
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