Personal Narrative: Annmary Chemmachel

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Dancing her way through the aisle to receive her Deans Key award, no one would have ever thought that senior AnnMary Chemmachel battled with anxiety during her nursing education at Lewis University. “I wouldn’t be able to open up a book, sleep, or even just sit there without having an anxiety attack,”said Chemmachel. In January of 2013, AnnMary began her official dive into nursing school. However, she stepped in and immediately was overcome by the inability to not even do a simple assignment with ease. “The hardest part of dealing with anxiety was that my parents were in India,” said Chemmachel “I just wanted them home to comfort me.” AnnMary’s parents, Jaimon and Neetha Chemmachel, were in India at the time to join a wedding, along with taking care of Mrs. Chemmachel’s sick father. “The difficulty of having your child tell you through the phone that she had anxiety, and you as a parent unable to be there for her was the worst feeling,” said Mrs. Chemmachel. …show more content…

They were always there to advise me and help me keep going,” said Chemmachel. “My cousin, Nabbisa Chemmachel, stayed with me for a month to help me in the middle of the night, before and after school, then during homework. “Seeing AnnMary in this state of mind was the absolute worst, but her face once she graduated made me realize that I had no regrets about being there for her. Even if it meant only getting four hours of sleep,” said Nabbisa

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