https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b en-us 2023-08-31 22:57:10 UTC 2023-09-01 00:22:26 UTC hello@padlet.com 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680386728 I was born on May 23, 2009 in Yopal which is a city in Colombia.]]> 2023-08-31 23:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680386728 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680390429 I was diagnosed with Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma when I was only 2 years old. ]]> 2023-08-31 23:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680390429 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680396674 Since there were no good treatments in Colombia to treat my rare cancer, my dad emailed tons of different doctors around the world to see who had a treatment and only one St. Judes doctor in Tennessee agreed to help. ]]> 2023-08-31 23:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680396674 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680401527 Once we arrived to St. Judes my parents had a choice between me getting chemotherapy or a surgery. Since I was young my parents decided on the surgery. Sadly, the surgery wasn't successful in getting fully rid of the tumor, but sometime after when I got checked up again, the doctors saw that my tumor had disappeared on its own.]]> 2023-08-31 23:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680401527 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680407554 After the surgery, my dad was lucky enough to be able to get a low salary job at an oil company that allowed us to live in a small apartment and pay for the rest of my treatment.]]> 2023-08-31 23:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680407554 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680410592 After living in Louisiana for a couple of years and almost being done with my 5 year recovery, my dad got a job opportunity in Brasil. Because we were having economic trouble, he had no choice but to take it.]]> 2023-08-31 23:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680410592 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680415211 In 2017 after living in Brazil for a couple of years, we moved to Texas because of . Which is where we are living now because of another economic opportunity.]]> 2023-08-31 23:55:10 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680415211 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680424133 As you can probably imagine, school is extremely different in South American than it is in the US. Which is why starting school here is a very huge event in my lifetime.]]> 2023-09-01 00:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680424133 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680431163 Starting 7th grade was a huge change for everyone I think. There were more responsibilities, but also more freedoms. 7th and 8th grade will forever be the best years of my life.]]> 2023-09-01 00:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680431163 1470305 https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680439725 Tomball Star Academy is a great opportunity that I was able to get chosen for, and it is the start of a new chapter in my life that will surely lead to success.]]> 2023-09-01 00:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1470305/hqb2dksppqimos6b/wish/2680439725