Life As A Roller Coasters Research Paper

I think of life as a roller coaster. Somedays it can be a breeze, other days it can a struggle just to get past one block (a hour). Everyone has had these days, but it's how you deal with the days that matter. How do you deal with your bad days? School has always been a struggle for me an especially when my day just isn't going as planned. Somedays you need to take a step back in order to keep going forward, and I use this method everyday. I have a rare disease - a disease less than 3% of the world knows about, Its called TRPS. It affects my bones, growth, and causes my hair to take longer to grow. When I was first diagnosed I was 9, they told me I would be unable to participate in sports, running, and I would have a harder time in school.

I feel when you tell people, they view you differently. But it's important to tell people because it's who you are and you shouldn't have to hide it from anyone. That's the most important lesson about life that having a rare disease has taught me. I have met only 1 other person with the same disease as me - thats because it's so rare. When I met them, I asked her what she likes to do, she told me she plays in band but doesn't do anything else. This got me thinking that just because someone tells you that you can't do something, doesn't mean you can't do it. I have learned that over the years from my personal experience. When I was first diagnosed they told me I couldn't play sports, which was a downside because I had been playing field hockey since 2nd grade and I had gotten pretty good at it. My Mom told me I could still play if I wanted to, and I did. I am glad she told me that because if I stopped, I wouldn't be where i'm at today. I play on a travel field hockey team and I am one of the best on the team, playing field hockey does come with a lot of struggles through. It comes with backaches, and ankle problems which challenges me to work harder, and harder, and harder at every game. Sometimes after games it feels like I have walked 100 miles because my ankles hurt so badly, but it's another struggle to play field hockey and to keep doing what I like to do. I like to relate

I find that my struggles teach me an important lesson about life that people can relate to. Some lessons are more impactful than others, where others are just a moral about life. Everyone learns life lessons, but sometimes it's important to learn about other people's life lessons. Having a rare disease means that there's lots of hospital visits, health struggles, and social struggles. But having a rare disease has also taught me to value things more then others, and that some things are just a needle in a haystack. I think everyone can relate to the fact that what you value affects who you are. For example, if you don't value school and education, you don't learn. But having a rare disease has taught me that many people don't value certain things that affect your overall outcome, and I think everyone can learn to go by what you believe is right instead of what everyone else thinks, and that's what I want people to consider most. What I mean by that is, for example, if someone thinks it's okay to be disrespectful to a teacher, that doesn't mean it is okay to be. This supports the fact that what is popular is not always right, which is a big life lesson having a rare disease has taught me and I think everyone can consider that everyone is not always perfect, and it's okay to be different. Most kids our age think that