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The following stories have been tagged with Patience
Girls!
There is this girl that was my best friend for almost ten years. When I got to high school she started completely ignoring me and being mean. I told her how I felt and she didn’t care. She had her new friends and didn’t acknowledge me at all. I wrote her a note telling her how I felt and she wrote back saying things like “I was annoying” and “I am not important and am a loser!” I had to be real... MORE
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PATIENCE
Brain/Spinal Surgery
I have a disorder where my body thinks I have a tumor. I really don’t though. I have many symptoms of a tumor including headaches and nausea. I also almost went blind. I have had to have 48 surgeries on my brain and spinal cord. It had been really stressful for me. I know that I have to stay patient so the doctors can figure things out and fix it. I mean obviously I had to stay patient, I had... MORE
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PATIENCE
Lung Transplant
A time in my life when I had to be patient was when my Mom went under surgery for a double lung transplant. When she was in the hospital under surgery, I was very scared and didn’t know what to think or do. Instead of going crazy and thinking negative thoughts, I sat back and was patient. I prayed about things and I thought in my head that everything was going to be ok. In the end, the surgery ... MORE
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PATIENCE
Leadership class!
My leadership class is a perfect example is times that I’ve had to be patient. I had to plan powder puff this year and it was really stressful on me. I had to make the final decisions for our t-shirts and I had to make sure I was on top of things or else powder puff would turn into a disaster! I started getting frustrated at people and at myself when I couldn’t get things done. I realized that ... MORE
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PATIENCE
My Spark In Life
Growing up wasn't easy for me - I was a very mean and aggressive person because of my disorder. When I was twelve years old my counselor gave me medication to help me with my behavior, but I still lacked one thing and that was motivation. I did not have anything to look forward to.
That all changed during my freshmen year in high school. An autistic kid had enrolled in our school district a... MORE
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PATIENCE
Duerme Con Los Angeles
All summer, I waited apprehensively for the letter. Through the hot days in June and sticky days in July, I ran out front to the mailbox and returned inside empty-handed and disappointed. After what felt like years, the crisp white envelope sealed with a blue Hofstra University crest finally arrived. No, this wasn't the letter declaring my acceptance or rejection to the University ' that had... MORE
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PATIENCE
Surgery
When I was about 13 years old I cut my spleen while I was snowboarding with my friends. It was a bad accident'I was just snowboarding the way I usually do but I caught an edge. I was out of school for a month and couldn't do anything for 3 months. I couldn't even get in a car for 2 weeks because it hurt so badly! But the whole time I had friends and family with me to help and support me. Rig... MORE
Values:
PATIENCE
Please Accept My Apology
You probably remember me from the other day. I was the one who reacted very slowly to the green traffic light. When you honked your horn, I realized I was holding up traffic, so please accept my apology. However, I do want you to know why I seemed in a daze. You see, I was just at the doctor's office getting the results of the biopsy I had two weeks ago, and I was wondering how I would tell my ... MORE
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PATIENCE
Finding Patience
Yesterday, I was frantically juggling between preparing chili for the crock pot so we can have dinner ready after my son's baseball game (during which I had to leave to pick up my husband from work since we're down to one car only to come home and rush everyone to bed in order to meet a work deadline that I didn't finish in the office), when I asked my 4 year old son, Miguel, for the 17th time ... MORE
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PATIENCE