The Event That Changed My Life Research Paper

The Events that Changed My Life From a very young age, I had always wanted to be a professional ballet dancer; it was the center of my world. As my passions changed I had to make the hardest decision of my life and realize that my true passion is to become a doctor. Last year, there were several events that completely turned my life around to help me make this difficult decision. First off, my grandfather was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Then, I became ill and had to go to the Oncology Department at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital. Finally, my love of science and experience at the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) helped me realize I made the right decision. In September of last year, my grandfather was diagnosed

I went to my doctor and many tests were taken, which all came back negative; finally, my pediatrician suggested we make an appointment for the oncology department at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital. While at Brenner’s I saw extremely sick children, which consequently made me feel lucky to have never been that ill. During the time that I was there, I realized that doctors truly are remarkable due to all they do to make those who are ill feel better. During my examination, I was telling the doctor about myself and all the stress related from my grandfather, school, and ballet training of thirty hours a week while still maintaining straight-A’s and that I was very much a type-A person; he told me that I would make a great doctor, which was confirmation to the wheels that had already begun to turn in my head. Thankfully, my “illness” was stress-induced and I did not have any serious conditions or diseases, and allowed me to leave there feeling blessed that I was fine, but horrible for all the children that were hospitalized and gravely ill. Upon leaving, I told my parents that I wanted to be a doctor, they were surprised, yet very supportive. Looking back now, I can clearly see that my stress was from my grandfather and from not knowing how to tell my parents that I no longer wanted to pursue the intense training to become a professional ballet