pink and blue. She laughed with her friends uncontrollably. I watched her every day through my window as I was stuck in my hospital bed forbidden to go play with the other kids. I was in preschool; I couldn’t skip and laugh and play with the others because I was born with a disease called Congenital Ocular Dystopia from Orbito Frontal Bone Dysplasia‚ which means I was missing bones behind my eyes to keep my eye sockets in place. I also had distorted facial bones and visual acuity issues‚ and no one
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My full name is Colin Zachary Arndt. I was born at a ski resort in Steamboat Colorado‚ Then my parents and I traveled the country following my grandparents. My grandfather was a well know hotel manager so he was transferred a lot. My parents were both college drop outs so we didn’t have a lot of money and we spent the beginning of my life in a very rough spot. When my Dad was finally able to get a job we moved here and lived in the apartment building across the street from Mi Rachito. I was not a
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My eyes felt heavy and dry from staring at my phone for so long. I know I should have been studying for my science test‚ but I procrastinated‚ so I continued to keep my dazed eyes glued to the bright screen. When I rarely looked up from my phone‚ I noticed that day was withering away‚ as it was becoming more and more deep into the night‚ with the sun replaced by the moon in the star-filled sky. After just simply turning my neck to my window‚ I felt stiff from staying in the same position‚ being too
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being‚ I have had my fair share of challenges to face. My parents were born and raised in Mexico. Being from the type of family both my parents had‚ education was not an option and no importance was taken toward it. They both dropped out of high school and began to work in factories to help their families with financial problems. They realized how hard it was to earn a living and to maintain a family without a proper education. When I was four years old and my sister was nine‚ my parents made the
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has definitely stood out during my lifetime is having such a unique culture and slowly assimilating to more of an American lifestyle. Having parents who have immigrated from different countries is starting to become more “normal” than it was in the past due to the United States becoming more and more diverse. My mother immigrated to the United States from Lebanon when she was six years old and my father immigrated from Syria when he was three years old. Both of my parents are Armenian‚ and living
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Forrest Gump once said on a park bench‚ “ My mama always said there’s an awful lot you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes‚ where they’re going‚ where they’ve been.” As I get older‚ the more I realize everyone has a story to be heard. However‚ mine cannot be told by the shoes I wear on my feet. It can be told by the way I carry myself through everyday life. At a young age I quickly became accustomed to chaos. My father’s second home was a prison cell‚ and my mother’s first love was drugs. This
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My parents and I were getting ready to leave after a long night waiting for results when the doctor came in and told me the scariest thing I have ever heard in my life. He said that if I had landed and inch and a half more forward on my neck then I would have been paralyzed and in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. When I was in first grade at Morris Brandon Elementary School‚ something very bad happened to me. I was jumping on my trampoline that my sister had gotten 4 days before this for her
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That 1.8-meter-tall singer on stage was me. My schoolmates may not know me by name‚ but they can tell something about the guy who is damn good at singing musicals. After he finished singing on the stage‚ the principal jumped to his feet clapping hands. Parents watching online hurriedly posted messages of praise‚ eager to find out whose kid the singer was. I‚ proud but not vain‚ had been accustomed to such reactions. For me‚ loving and practicing musicals has been a long‚ inspiring journey; it means
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do was to stare at the only thing in the room that was able to grasp my attention: a shiny‚ red drum set. I migrated to the back corner of the room where it sat unoccupied‚ took my place on the stool‚ picked up some sticks‚ and immediately felt at home. At that moment‚ it was clear to me that playing music was what I was meant to do. Immediately wanting to join the band‚ I knew the only obstacle in my way would be convincing my parents. After all‚ neither one of them is musical in any way. At dinner
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something so far out of my reach‚ that I couldn’t do alone‚ I needed my family‚ friends‚ a few doctors and some prayers to help me towards the happy ending. Around December of 2011‚ I was 12 years old. I was getting a physical so I could join my middle school bowling team. I felt great‚ I was nervous about whether I needed a shot. Everything was going fine‚ but the physician noticed that my throat was enlarged. I had a goiter. I never noticed it prior to her saying something‚ my mom didn’t even notice
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