My Life Story by Courtney

My Life Story by Courtney - June 2014 Scholarship Essay

If I were to write a book I would write about a young woman similar to myself. Now you may say it is cliché to write about oneself when writing a book. That may be true but it does not change my answer. I would choose to write about a woman like me because everyone struggles with their life in some ways. I would be able to reach people that had similar difficulties in their lives like me. Either their difficulties being that they have had knee surgery or they have had a family member die while they were young. Also, most writers tend to write about something they know and what better to write about then my life since I know that inside and out.

I would first describe how my life was while growing up and the people in my life. I then would go into all my life aspects until I got to my sixth grade year and how losing my grandfather was a tragedy. I would also state that this was a turning point for me because I could have decided right then and there that I could give up because no matter what people do in life everyone will die; however, instead of that choice I decided to further my education and make my grandfather proud of me even though he would never be able to see it in actual life. While stating that my grandpa’s death was a turning point I will describe how I felt in the days leading to his funeral and how his funeral affected me so much. Then I would describe what steps I took to grieve but not to over grieve because I knew that is not he would have wanted.

Most people don’t know how to deal with grief of a love one until it has happened especially when so young. I am still amazed I was able to come through it and still live a normal life considering how close I and my grandfather was. That is why talking about this experience in my book would benefit people because if they have lost someone and is feeling lost then they can relate to what I went through. I could also help them go through what they are going through by sharing my lost and pain and hopefully showing them a process they can grieve without over grieving for the person they have lost.

I then would continue talking about how my life went after my grandfather’s death until I got to my seventh grade year because at that time is when I first torn my left ACL and had to have surgery. However, I would go into the process of talking how the emergency staff misdiagnoses me and how they did not know what was wrong with me until almost a year later when they finally ordered a MRI. I would talk about knowing your body and when you know something is wrong fight with the medical professionals until they give you the test you need. Most people just go along with the treatments of doctors and never push for anything particular but they are you and they are not the ones that have to live with your body. That is why people would benefit from my book because the first time getting hurt may have been an accident but the other times when my knee gave out or when it felt something dislocate was not. I knew something was wrong with me and that is why I pushed my doctor into finally giving me my MRI because then and only then did they find out what was truly wrong with me.

People need to know to push for answers when it comes to doctors and to push for treatments they want. It is your body and your feelings so it is your choice in deciding if you push the issue or not. I knew something horribly was wrong with my body so I pushed for answers and that is what people should do when they feel something is wrong. They should not sit back and take what the doctors give them if it feels wrong. By writing about my misdiagnose and the trouble I had with my knees I would hope to help people push for answers and not sit back and wait.