Shannon Ben
SCIE206
Professor Jantz
18 September 2013
My Stages Through Lupus To ESRF(End Stage Renal Failure)

Important events happen on a regular basis, but achieving the goals set up for yourself while over coming obstacles with things that pop up along the way making it a even harder struggle. In 2011 I began my fall semester classes, and during this time I became very ill, but I was still attending classes with pneumonia (that I suspected). This went on for 3 weeks in October, until I was at home barely breathing, so I had to call 9-1-1 and was rushed to the hospital. My friends and family continuously kept telling me to go to the doctor, although all I kept insisting was “It’s a cold; I have class!” My education was and still is my main priority, and I refused to let anyone or anything stand in my way. While lying in the hospital bed with tubes up my arms, I was lonely in a isolated room and my visitors wearing mask made me feel even more isolated. I had all kind of crazy things running to the finish line to see what the problem was and why was I isolated from the world? Once the doctors came in and asked me all kinds of questions like; “Have you ever passed out or have you ever felt any kind of illness? “No!” However, after all the questions and answers the doctor announced that I was blessed, because I have Lupus and End Stage Renal Disease, and my kidneys were at a 19%. The Important Event in my life is when I overcame “End Stage Renal Failure.” End Stage Renal Failure made me depressed and it was stressful, and at moments I felt as if I wanted to give up, but I do not let it stand in my way. For example, I tell myself I’m strong every day, and that I can overcome any interruption thrown in my path. I continue to live my life realizing that I have to face on a daily basis that my kidney’s will never be at a 100% because of the Nephritis Lupus