I’ve been a competitive swimmer since the age of eight and despite the fact that I have epilepsy, I was able to reach the high point of my swimming career by competing for a spot on the Olympic team in Indianapolis at the US Olympic Trials in 2024. I got to continue my dream of swimming in college where I was recruited as a distance freestyler and registered for summer courses. Four days after my last swim at trials, I moved into the dorms on my 19th birthday. Unfortunately, a couple weeks into summer classes I started getting horrible pain in my neck so I had an MRI taken and the doctors found a tumor growing on my C3 spine. I was immediately taken to the hospital and I spent 2 weeks getting tested which ultimately led to my diagnosis of Ewing’s Sarcoma, just one month after my 19th birthday. On the first day of fall classes I was starting chemotherapy instead of school. Knowing the long road I had ahead of me, I made the decision to return home to my family where my new goal for the year is to beat cancer and epilepsy! Although I’m taking things day by day I look forward to being back in school and the water and starting my freshman year all over again in the fall of 2025.
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