Post 11: Brief Tragic Narrative

There once was a girl, who was beautiful in every way. She loved life, and everyone around her, and brought joy and happiness to so many of those who came into contact with her and her astonishing smile. She was brilliant, and was amazing at everything she did. She was the top of her class in school, and recently found out that she had been accepted into the University of Georgia, where she would be apart of the dance team and a member of a sorority. Her parents couldn't be more proud of her, nor could she be any more pleased with her amazing life. 

The girl was scheduled for her normal check up with her family physician, but when she went in for her appointment, something was different. When the doctor looked at her blood test, he noticed that there was an abnormal level of white blood cells in the blood. He requested to get a sample of bone marrow, that was then sent off for lab testing. She would have to wait for her results, but the doctor told her there was a big possibility she could have cancer. 

Her world was turned upside down. All she could think about was how she was supposed to be going off to college in less than 2 months, and now there's a possibility she could have cancer and not even make it through 2 months of life. When she got the call from the doctor's office, it only got worse. She was diagnosed with leukemia, and would have to start treatment as soon as possible. She was crushed, heartbroken, but still hopeful. She never lost sight of her dream, and she still kept her plans to go off to college and be apart of all of the exciting and new things that she dreamed of for as long as she could remember. 

The treatment seemed to help with her cancer, but the chemo made her feel really sick and weak all of the time, and the loss of her hair wasn't helping with matters. It was approaching time for her to go off to college, and the doctor recommended that she didn't due to her sickness, where it seemed she wasn't going to get better and only had a few months to live. She was devastated. She didn't understand how someone with such an amazing life full of so many opportunities could lose it all just like that. 

This was it. Her final days. She knew that her time was coming, and she had plenty of months to become at peace with it. Her family was horrified but accepting of it. Her friends were heartbroken, but knew they had to be strong and be the best in life for her. She appreciated the life she was blessed with for 18 years, and thanked God for all the any blessings of her life. Days later, she took her last breath. And everyone says that she even made death look beautiful.