Overcoming Obstacles In Life

Throughout life, there are many obstacles. The thing about those obstacles though, is that there is always a way to overcome them. Once those obstacles have been overcome, there is a feeling of success.
Around the time of my sixth grade year, I started to have eyesight problems. I could never see the front of the board in class, which would cause me to be behind. There were multiple times that I would have to ask another student to share their notes with me. I told my mom about my eyesight multiple times but she put it aside, assuming I just needed glasses. However, that was not the case.
A year later, we ended up going to an eye doctor and they sent us to the University of Iowa because they could not see the back of my eye. I found out I have an eye disorder called Uveitis, which causes swelling in the back of the eye, and can eventually cause glaucoma. Uveitis is caused by an autoimmune disorder. Because of this, the eye doctors sent me over to the rheumatologist to have different tests taken such as Tuberculosis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, and others, to see if they may be the cause of my Uveitis. However, all the tests came back negative.

About two years, going back and forth to multiple eye appointments, the ophthalmologist finally decided they would give me a steroid shot in my eye to bring the swelling down.

The swelling did go down for the Uveitis, but the shot did cause other issues, such as cataract in my left eye. After a year, I was considered legally blind in my left eye. I had my first cataract surgery in my left eye on July eighth of 2016; my second cataract surgery took place in my right eye on the sixteenth of September 2016. All is well with my eyes, but I currently go to the child clinic once a month to receive an infusion, which will help my immune system, which will help keep my eyes from swelling

up.
My parents are my biggest support system. They take time off of work and give up personal time so they can be with me as I go through these tough times. My medical bills have added up over the years, but not once have they complained about the amount of money that has to be given up, even though sometimes the money is tight. I know that if it were not for my parents, I would not be where I am today.
Through all of my life's adversities, I have realized that I am stronger than I thought. I have learned that I can push through any obstacle that comes my way if I stay positive and believe in myself. I believe that pushing myself and bettering myself is the greatest success that can be accomplished.