I Am... Scholarship Slam
I am... a son,
I am... a brother,
I am... a friend,
I am... a college student
I am... a young adult
I am... a patient.
I am... diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis Arthritis.
I am... not afraid of the suddent death that comes with it,
I am... not afraid of the risks of cancer that comes with it,
I am... not afraid of the risks of increased cancer that comes with the medications for it,
I am... afraid of having not lived the fullest life because
I am... afraid of the pain that haunts me every minute awake or asleep,
I am... afraid of the endless fatigueness I constantly feel,
I am... afraid I won't perservere long enough to....
Give my family the life they deserve.