High School was difficult, I remember when I was applying to different colleges and I was told about Landmark College, after my guidance counselor told me and my mom that “she doesn’t have the grades to go to Med School” I still applied to my top choices as well as Landmark and got into them all, I also didn’t feel that I was even going to graduate high school. College was only hard since I struggled in school because of having an LD but I started off at Landmark College in ’09 and transferred a year later then came back a year after transferring, and during that time back at Landmark I had another surgery to move skin that was obstructing my left eye slightly, which went well. I also ended up becoming pregnant in ’12 and had an abortion since we didn’t know how NF was going to react to it and if it would get worse, the only thing I noticed after that was developing a tumor in my lower back that causes a lot of pain, but due to its placement is unable to be removed, but that’s okay.
Since then I have had very little issues with NF other than pain and people being ignorant. In recent years, I have noticed more tiny skin tumors, and more pain, but it’s all for the most part manageable, but it’s the people who make it hard. Kid’s I can handle the stares and the
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I also have a slight harsh look when it comes to the ignorance of people, and how I have been treated but also it taught me patience and how to advocate for myself and others. Where NF sucks and “gets on your nerves” I wouldn’t change it, instead I would rather educate and help spread awareness for the condition. The way I see it just telling one person can create the best domino effect because that one person has the potential to tell others. I’m glad I now know more about NF and can be prepared for the future if people ask me more detailed information about the condition or even if I have my own kids