How Cancer Has Affected My Life

摘要

Obtaining an education at college is a golden opportunity, and NDTA has been helping my dream come true with their much-appreciated scholarship! A survivor of three brain tumors (with delicate, life-threatening surgeries at ages 3, 6, and 11), I am blessed to attend college. My goals are high (for me): become a Kindergarten teacher so I can teach children on a daily basis. I long to make this dream a reality!rnMy brain tumors have impacted my life, and my family. Unfortunately, this past Spring (2009), I had another relapse, and was back in the hospital for a lengthy period of time; however, each setback becomes a challenge for me to keep moving forward. From endless doctor visits and countless MRIs to numerous sessions of radiation and to life-long medications, I'm sincerely appreciative of my current abilities. I've lost more than one-third of my peripheral vision, have hearing and memory concerns, lost my smelling ability, and have hormonal deficiencies (impacting my growth, urinary, and "female" cycles). I had even lost my eyesight completely for three days after my first brain tumor operation-definitely a trying experience.