Simply be Grateful

Entry #19 

4-9-12

      I have many things that I am grateful for in my life. First and foremost would have to be my family. I belong to a very loving and funny family who is always there for me when I need them. I am also grateful that I live in America where food, shelter, and drinking water are in abundance. As this course has taught me, that is a precious luxury that many people all over the world can not enjoy. Furthermore, I am grateful to be born in America. While, I will be the first person to say the United States isn’t perfect, it is defiantly a privilege to be born here. It is unquestionably the land of opportunities.
      I am grateful to have fiercely loyal friends who provide me with unlimited laughter and love. I am also grateful for being born in America because I probably would be dead if I were born elsewhere. I was born three months premature, weighed 2lbs, and have cerebral palsy. If it wasn’t for the advanced technology of New York hospitals I likely wouldn’t have made it. Similarly, I had an operation when I was four called a dorsal rhizotomy which helped lessen cerebral palsy’s grip on my body. The surgery allowed me to have a normal life. 
     In conclusion, I am immensely grateful for my family and friends, and for always having a roof over my head and food in my stomach, and for all of the wonderful benefits that are associated with being born an America.