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When me and my sister were born we were 6 and a half months premature. This was very scary and nerve wracking for my parents. During this time I have underdeveloped lungs and had to be put on a respirator, I weighed only 1 lb and 12 ounces. Me and my sister were meant to be born on July 4th but we were born on March 28th. Thankfully we developed enough to be able to be taken home safely. Due to being premature though it could be the cause to all my issues currently (asthma, possibly ADD, etc.)
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I can't remember everything when we got our dog but I remember a surprising amount. We got our first dog Maggie at an outdoor dog show, some show dogs had puppies and couldn't keep them. I remember pulling into our driveway with Maggie sitting in the middle of the car. I then only remember her running around the house excitedly, I can't remember much more but I think that shows how I was always used to her being there so when we had to put her down it really hit hard for me and my family.
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We have a large yard, and as kids to us it was even larger than what we see today. In two giant pine trees in the back there's a small clearing with two rocks. When we were about 4(?). I cant remember what happened but Niamh went off to the other side of the yard where she couldn't see me. I decide to go into the clearing and take a seat on one of the rocks because I was tired. I ended up tripped and falling head first and remembering it went black. I ended up blacking out but I got stitches.
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At the end of my freshman year I felt a lump in the side of my neck, I asked my friend Mia about it, she said that I should see a doctor. My mom said it was fine and we left it. One day I woke and it was the size of a baseball, my mom realised this was a serious thing. I took medicine that didn't work for a while, and when we went to another doctor to figure out what to do the doctor said I most likely have cancer. I became terrified and I was rushed to the hospital, in the end it was a cist.
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When my grandmother passed away it took us by surprise because we never expected it. I remember when we received the news my mom was crying bur I couldn't cry. I wasn't able to process what happened, I felt guilty almost. I then took a shower and tried to force myself to cry which didn't work. Eventually a year later I finally processed her death and cried but it made me realise the way I process big news or death in my life is difficult. I thought I was a bad person for a while but I wasn't.
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During summer of freshman year I took a trip to Ireland and visited the Stone circle which is an old relic, there are multiple in Ireland. I began to be stupid inside the circle and did a dumb dance, I went to choose a stone where you close your eyes and walk to a stone. I planted my palm into a patch of nettles which sting you if you touch them. After this I ended up having some paranormal experiences but I cant tell if it was a fever dream or not. But it was more embarrassing if anything else.
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After my cancer scare I was set to get surgery to remove the cyst so it wouldn't come back. I was pretty nervous since I never had surgery I can remember before, I was hungry too. When I was finally done my neck ached and I had to stay the night in the hospital. I couldn't sleep so I played Britney Spears out loud. When I could finally leave I spent a couple days out of school and came in looking like I got attacked. It eventually healed but you can still see a faint line on my neck as a scar.
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Sometimes over the summer we go to a close family friends cabin in New Hampshire. While we are there we take a lot of hikes and trips. We went on a hike that originally had a very uphill and rocky walk, so we decided to take another path we found to get back down. This was the worst decision. We ended up walking on an aimless trail for 2 hours and eventually ended up walking on a road. When we reached our car I came to the realisation we went fully around the trail and came out the other side.
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During April break my dog, Maggies, condition worsened. She had a physical disease called degenerative myelopathy, which is when a dog begins to lose movement in their back legs and eventually their whole body. At this point Maggie couldn't walk so we had to hold her up to use the bathroom, she couldn't get up on her own. It was a very hard decision but I think it was the right one because it would have eventually taken over. It was a really hard few days but I felt relieved afterwards.
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During the winter concert of this year I was given a solo with another student by Mrs. Perdicho. I never really had a solo like this being that we stood in the audience this time so I was terrified. I practiced to death and I even took my own time to practice. I eventually did do the solo and didn't end up being completely awful, I was very shaky and you could hear that while I was playing but thankfully I didn't screw up a note or come in late. I just wish I wasn't so incredibly nervous though.
