Since I turned 21 on April 14th, I didn't really feel like writing a normal article for this week. I figured I would give some updates on how my life is going. I am currently finishing up my junior year at Lawrence Tech, and I am majoring in Interior Architecture, which means that all my finals are a week earlier than the other majors at my school. I am super stressed out trying to finish all of my projects in all of my classes while still sleeping, eating, going to soccer practice, and having a social life.

Along with this, I have also been sick for the past month with pneumonia which has been affecting me doing my schoolwork and soccer in a negative way. I had to go to the hospital last week because I couldn't breathe properly and my coaches have decided that I am weak because I get sick and that I get injured because of my teammates fouling me.

It is hard to keep your head up when people think so little of you as a person without realizing all of the struggles you have gone through in life and how difficult school is when you have a learning disability that causes you to need to study twice as hard to understand something as much as the average person. I know that the people who try to hurt me probably won't read this article, but it helps me to just get it off of my chest so I can move on with my life and not let those people affect my future. I am holding my head high and continuing through life as I always have and continuing to work my hardest to better myself.

I plan to finish this semester out strong with Song and Skit, Greek Day, and Architecture finals coming up in the next few weeks before I get to go home for the summer and hopefully find an internship. If any other people have to deal with similar situations as I do, just remember to keep your head high and don't let others bring you down.