U.The life of a girl in a wheelchair.

The life of a girl in a wheelchair By Alexa De Alejandro

What I want many people to understand is i am not writing this for attention. I am writing to tell you my story and the challenges i face in life. My name is Alexa, This year i started my first year in high school to my surprise high school was a lot harder then i thought especially if you're in a wheelchair. I was all alone many of the students are very rude to me. The school didn't even know that i was in a wheelchair I  remember asking a girl if she could hold the door open for me Instead she didn't hold the door. The door almost hit my foot 'Did she care'? No she didn't that is when i knew school wasn't going to be easy.

You see in elementary and middle school i was always loved by my teachers and peers.So going into high school i didn't really think about being treated differently. Boy was i wrong the teachers first of all judged me  by my wheelchair and not by how smart i was. I had a teacher constantly repeating herself to me. In my mind  i was like ' i know  what I'm doing"! I even received modified test when i clearly was capable of doing the regular test.

Days and months past by my teachers soon realized I was just like everyone else. Everything was going as planned and everything was becoming easier. I told my self that if I wanted for things to be better I had to take action. I needed to get out of my comfort zone in order to full fill what I needed for high school. I can tell you it wasn't easy,but each day I gained a quality that would make a stronger person The main thing I had to learn was  gaining conformance. I had to get out the mindset that people defined me they do not define me. I will not be defined on how I look I am, but for who I am.

I finally proved them wrong and now I actually like school . Yes, there are days where I wish a different person but I can't let one bad day knocked me down. I know i have a few years ahead of me and i plan to live them to the fulliest.