I am the son of a cancer surivor. My mother was diagnosed with luekemia when i was in fifth grade. Finding out my mom had luekemia completely changed my life especially since i was so young when i discovered it. My mom had not been feeling well for a couple of weeks and decided to go to the doctor she did not come home that day. Next day when i went to visit her the broke the news to me. That was on of the most painful things to hear. Recently we had found that our cousin had died from that disease and me not knowing much on it expected the same to happen to my mother. It took a while for them to calm down to explain to me and my sister what was going on. When we finally relaxed the told us my mom level of the disease was cureable she woudl jus need to remian in the hospital for a while until it was safe for her to go home. Discovering this required me and my sister to group faster and mature faster than most kids would. My dad worked most of the time. So it was mainly my sister and I at home. My sister had to make sure i made it to school and to little league. People would visit our house to make sure my sister and i were ok but they couldnt stay their all the time. We would try to visit my mom as muc h as possibe. This required me to grow up faster than most people. Eventually my mom got cured its been many years since she was diagnosed with this but this event still lives on with me it is part of who i am.
My first concern at Baruch is failing my classes and dissapointing my parents. last thing i ever want to do is dissapoint my family, their are very important to me. My second concern is getting lazy and procrasting. I suffered from being lazy a lot in highschool. Every parent teacher confrence i would hear the same thing that i could have a 99 instead of a 90 if i did homework and tried a little more. My final concern is not living up to my potential. I know that i can achieve great things if i try. But as i said before laziness tend s to get the better of me it holds me back from achieving that that seems so attainable to me.
I think my first year of college will help me make the change from a highschooler to an adult. Realizing that proferssors are like employers they dont really care about your story as long as you do the work. Seeing that i dont always have my parents in the real world that some things i must do on my own. Still these changes i believe will make me an overall better person in the future and prepare me for the business world and more.
Wow, thank you so much for sharing that first paragraph, Juan! There are circumstances in my life that forced me to mature and grow up much faster than other kids in my generation. If you are interested I can tell you in person what they were.
Interesting choice for a title by the way. =) I look forward to you “passing on the baton” and “following up” on things. I can tell that you definitely have a voice and an interesting personality type. It should make for an interesting semester with you and the rest of the class.
Pleas keep blogging (and proofread!) and comment on the posts of your classmates.
I feel so spoiled compared to you, Juan! 🙁 But, you’ve heard the saying, “what hurts me, only makes me stronger…” I don’t really remember the quote exactly, but you should have some what of an idea! I admire you Juan, I would not have been as strong as you were.
Juan, your story about your mother really touched me. Everyone one comes from different walks of life but its the way we deal with things. You seem to have a positive outlook on life and any situation your thrown into. This attitude will make your college experience at Baruch a fun and exciting one.
Jordan I would like to hear about your personal experience and dont worry i will pass the baton to whoever is willing to take it.
Kathy the saying is “what doesnt KILL me, makes me Strogner” and i am pretty sure you would have been as strong if not stronger you are a funsized person but could probably take on a giant if you needed to.
Melissa I am glad my story touched you, I use this story to explain myself but help other people realize the value of their own familys. I always to remain positive no matter the situation it helps me get by and hope my attitude pays off in baruch.
Juan, when I first met you at Baruch, although we did not talk often, I knew you were the type of person that can be the core of a friendship. I can only empathize with your story, but we all go through our share of difficult times, but I do know that facing these situations is what makes us stronger people. I really respect you Juan.