All my life I have
been playing sports since the day I could walk.
Basketball, lacrosse, and later field hockey, were my true main passions
throughout my seventeen years of being.
Being competitive and part of a team were the two things I have grown to
know best. Not saying that I disregard
my athletics now, but after contributing so much of my life to them, it soon
became clear to me that helping people was my true identity.
It
all started when my grandfather was emitted into St. Francis hospital, battling
with the deathly disease of emphysema all his life. I would visit him at least four times at week
at home, but soon the disease brought him to the hospital and he needed help. Around the age of seven, you would
traditionally think that being in this type of environment with patients with
diseases of all kinds would make me terribly frightened. Surprisingly, this atmosphere was home to
me. Once the disease won, I knew he was
in a better place, because of his everlasting suffering, but what I also knew
was that I wanted to do something in his memory.
There
wasn’t a thing I couldn’t do that wouldn’t make my grandfather proud of me and
I knew he would always be watching whatever I did, from up above. With this in mind, I decided to do volunteer work
at St. Francis hospital that I could.
Still keeping my athletics afloat, I went to the hospital a few times a
week for a couple hours and enjoyed every minute of it. Not that seeing sick people was something
pleasant to witness, but to help them, interact with them, and to see the love
their families had for them, almost felt like a gift to me.
This
experience created so many unforgettable memories, that I will always carry
with me. Not only did volunteering make
me feel like a better person, but it also opened my eyes to see how other
people suffered and that things can always be worse. I have always had a desire to study medicine
in my near future, but it became evident to me that this was something I sincerely
wanted to do. Bringing aid to people in
any way is what I truly believe I am destined to do and this experience really
opened my eyes to that.
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