Personal Narrative: How Marching Band Changed My Life

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Life is like a rollercoaster, full of ups and down, loops and unexpected turns. Going through the years of my existence, I can look back on those ups and downs and see how much I’ve grown and how much I’ve persevered. Life was never easy; tons of ER runs, hospital visits, exams, and tests. It was an endless fight that I continue to fight to this day. Through the struggles, you learn about who you are as a person, do you give up or do you rise above? I chose to not let those loops and unexpected turns throw me off course, I decided to rise above. I stayed motivated and I pushed through. I don’t regret a single choice I have made in the seventeen years I’ve been alive. Regardless if the choice brought me joy or sorrow, I learned from each and …show more content…

They thought this was the cause of the early morning episodes. At this point in my life I wanted to join marching band, and the doctors told me no. This was my second decision, I decided to do marching band anyway. I signed up and I went to band camp and boy was it hard. I was taking salt tablets every few hours to keep my veins large enough to exercise without passing out. I drank as much water as I could because when I didn't, I got a rash from the salt. No one knew about it because I didn't want to get kicked out, I wanted to prove that I could do anything. I got through band camp without passing out, I finished the season, and I loved every minutes of it. They became my family, and I loved each and every person I marched with. I kept going to the doctors, but the band gave me hope, and with that hope came better grades. My junior year I did marching band again, didn't pass out, but I became stressed from all of the school work I put myself through. I started sweating a lot, to the point of switching from women's deodorant to the extra strength men’s deodorant. I started getting sick again, not as bad as my freshman year, but it was still tough. This time I didn't let it bring my grades down, I became even stronger. I missed a decent amount of school …show more content…

I did marching band again, but this year I did pass out. Super unfortunate, but the expensive ambulance ride was worth it. Probably the most expensive car ride I’ll ever take. I still get sick, but not as often. I am in a great, loving relationship, that I never thought in a million years I would ever have. If I am being completely honest, I thought I would be alone for the rest of my life, because I thought I would never have the courage to go out. Don’t get me wrong, senior year has been hard, for reason other than myself, but I sit here doing this project and I look back at what I have been through and what I have done. I see the great family moments, the adventures, the experiences, and I also see the pain and the hurt and the sadness. I am a strong believer that everything happens for a reason, and I do believe that my struggles were given to me as a lesson to persevere and to be strong. It’s crazy how so much can change over the span of a few years. Although my anxiety isn't completely gone, I have learned to control it and I am finally enjoying life. I look at the girl crying on the bathroom floor, and I thank her every day because if she didn't make the choice to fight, she would never have known that it does get better, it gets so much better. My roller coaster is no where close to being over. I am about to go off to college and start a new loop and unexpected turn and maybe a few drops here and there. My senior anthology has been

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