Adversity: The Battle That Changed My Life

My great-grandmother was the matriarch of my family. When I was in seventh grade, around thirteen years old, she passed away due to breast cancer. This misfortune created an extremely difficult time for me because, not only was I adjusting to the environment of junior high, but many other issues were occurring in my life; this was the third death that I was having to deal with. Unfortunately, one of the previous deaths (that I was still trying to hurdle through and come to terms with), had occurred almost exactly a year before the passing of my great-grandmother. The second death that I had gone through occurred only one or two months before my great-grandma has passed. All of this turmoil created numerous internal conflicts for me, but also taught me a key lesson to keep note of, for the rest of my life.

Overcoming adversity is hard, but these people survived the toughest obstacles that life could throw at you. Adversity is something everyone goes through, but these are extraordinary cases of what people went through.This crowd of people overcame adversity in three ways, only caring about what they thought, being creative, and facing their problems.

My grandma was my superhero with her genial personality and her ability to give you her full, undivided attention in order to listen to whatever you had to say. It was always my dream to be able to share both my high school and college graduation with both my parents and grandma and being able to later pay them all back for all their sacrifices. Towards the beginning of my sixth-grade year my grandma became unexpectedly sick and as months passed her health slowly began to deteriorate until she fell into a vegetative comatose for the next four years. My grandma’s sudden illness came as an unexpected surprise which leads to my mom and her family having to take turns in order to care for my grandma throughout her extensive hospital visits and inhome medical care. Throughout those four years both my emotional and mental health took a hit as I tried my best to learn how to deal with her sudden illness and the fact that my mom was rarely home because she was either in the hospital or at my grandma’s house in order to help take care of

After a few months had passed, I remember seeing pictures of hanging up at family members houses and just coming across things in my room that she had given to me that always made me tear up and want to just scream and cry. My feelings are pretty much the same today and when I come across things that remind me of her I still tear up, I just remember she is in a better place now. Losing someone who means so much to you can never be easy. Just writing this story made me tear up and just made me remember her more and more. I don’t know what my life would be like today if I did not have her, like I said she was always there for me and when I was a baby, we lived with her because my mom and dad and brother had just moved from Colorado not too long before and were looking at houses so my grandma let us live with her for a while. My hero is my grandma and will always be her no matter

my application would be incomplete without my background not due to its bleak moments but because of its triumphant conclusion. i believe it shows my initiative, tenacity, and determination to succeed even in the face of tremendous adversity. High school began during a dismal period of my life. I suffered from depression due to a combination of bullying and my father's alcoholism and abandonment of my family. i was anxious yet excited about starting highschool,i knew it could be an opportunity to improve the family and social problems that plagued me. I knew that to overcome my shortcomings i would have to devout all of my time and effort into bettering myself. My self improvement began with me starting a counseling program for the children

America is a beacon for immigrants like my Filipino parents who courageously desired to better themselves by seeking opportunity in the United States. Their older siblings toiled in rice farms in order to make a living and were supportive in ensuring better lifestyles for their younger siblings. Their siblings’ salaries successfully paved my parents’ path to becoming the first in their families to graduate with degrees in civil engineering and enter Canada; however, this step was just the beginning. A graveyard shift at the 7-Eleven gas station and a McDonald’s uniform were only a few of the hardships my parents were forced to come to terms with, but they became inured to adversity, and eventually, their determination was rewarded with a job opening in Brownsville, Texas.

One example of adversity that has impacted my life is when my mom was diagnosed with Lupus in 2015. Lupus is an inflammatory disease that is caused when the immune system attacks itself. My mom also has rheumatoid arthritis and chronic migraines. There are a lot of times where she can’t get out of bed because she’s so sick. However, she always makes it to all of my activities. She truly is one of the strongest and most loving people I know.

Going into my junior year of cross-country and already making it to state the previous year, there was no way I wasn’t going again. Well, as many people have experienced before me; I was faced with adversity. Now some people decide to hide from it and others seek to conquer the task. I had to choose between the two when I started experiencing growing pains in my right hip.

For the majority of my life I’ve lived in San Francisco, right across the street from AT&T park. I’ve seen cities and towns all across America and I consider myself to be very lucky to have grown up in a place like San Francisco. Now that I’m older I realize that I’ve been able to have unique experiences that many people elsewhere may never be able to do. For example, some sunny days I would ride my bike or skateboard to the ferry building or fisherman's wharf with my dog. I also remember going to a secret spot at the baseball park with my granddad where we could watch a game really close to the players without going in the park. Sometimes I go to Crissy Field with my mom where we can easily catch fresh crabs with a net. My point is I’m

I chose the power quote “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” –Abraham Lincoln. I chose this quote because facing adversity is tough but it can still be overcame but power on the other is often taken way too far and the people who have the power are controlling and become upset if you don’t agree or oppose them. So I agree with the idea that is expressed in this quote because everyone faced adversity on a daily bases but not everyone gets to experience power. If you look into the past at dictators like Hitler and Mussolini the faced their own adversity and overcame it but when they got power they abused it and they used it to their advantage and they ended up staring World War 2. An

You can face adversity in many different ways such as a bean, a carrot, and an egg. I face adversity in many different ways it depends on the situation. I am going to tell you about one experience i reacted as an egg, a carrot and then a coffee bean.

My family has shaped my beliefs and has also helped me archive my dreams throughout my life in multiple circumstances, especially my mom. My mom has made a huge impact in my life because she has guided me to pursue a career in the medical field. I aspire to one day became a nurse to hopefully impact many lives around me in the future and on campus through my studies. Not only has she guided me to pursue a career in medical field, but she has always encouraged me to make positive changes in my life; such as, speaking about challenges in life to the community and always respecting others opinions. My family raised me with the mindset of one of many ways to do it and it's through my church; giving hope to others. As I grew up I found many other ways to improve myself and help change other individual’s lives for the best; such as, volunteering at many events in my community and also by just having a smile on my face walking down my school’s hallway. Now, I want to take that to a bigger level and enrich my education to be a positive influence by showing others that anybody can accomplish their goals through consistency. Doing this would make my family proud from my personal improvement and dedication to always seeking for better ways to leave a positive mark in this world.

Also just last month I lost my grandma to cancer and it was a very difficult time for me because

When my grandma was diagnosed with cancer we knew our time left with her was limited. This was the first time I had to deal with cancer first hand. You always hear about it on the television, in the news, and from people but never imagine it would someone you are close to. Once we found out the news she was already at stage 4 of esophogeal cancer. She had been battling with it for months but kept it a secret so we wouldn’t worry about her. Grandma was the type of women that liked to do things on her own even if it took double the amount of time. Family is everything she would constantly remind us. Grandma did whatever it took to keep us all close and happy. She was a stubborn, independently lady who refused to ask for help which explains why she didn’t tell us sooner.

Family is nothing but important, they are the roots of who you are, and they keep you grounded. No one will ever be around to support the many successes that you will encounter in life as much as family will be. Of course, family can be more than just blood but the most important bonds that you share in your life. The everlasting relationship my grandma and I possessed will always be the most wonderful bond I will ever hold. Growing up with her from time to time lead to a few moments of losing my mind but what kind of relationship would it be if I didn’t annoy her from time to time as well. Everyone loved her and whenever she wandered into a room, everyone smiled as if the time they last saw her were long years ago. I aspire to be such a wonderfully brilliant human being like my grandma. All the people that she touched in her well lived life, experienced nothing but warmness and genuine kindness from the bottom of her heart. All my life, growing up with such a hard working woman makes the freshly open wound harder to heal when she passes away from a dreadful illness. The I found out that her awful cancer came back made me feel as if no matter how many right things you can do in life, it can always go wrong. It was as if she got punished for being the most sympathetic person ever. Painfully sucking the life out of her, the cancer took almost a year until the beginning of sophomore year was the last year I would ever hear her say “have a good day at school”. Everyday that passed by after hearing the news of the cancer return was like torture because I saw her in pain, but couldn’t do anything and all I wanted to do was make everything better. She was such a strong person that whenever she felt discomfort she didn’t say anything because she didn’t want to worry us. If in my life I can become more than half as strong as she was, I will know I did something right. She was like a beautiful bright red flourishing rose while the thorn in her side was cancer. The rest of the summer was going by and my grandma went from having a hospital bed in her once cozy room to being admitted into a hospital. As time slowly passed by, school had already started. The day I so clearly remember but wish I didn’t took place on