June 20th 2011, a day I will never forget. That was the day I first started to have thoughts of suicide. They spawned from who knows where, it just happened. My family and I were on a road trip in an RV, I was going to the front to see the corn feilds whirring by, when suddenly, I dunno what came over me, but the once innocent eleven year old girl, grabbed the handle to the door, thank God it was locked, who knows what I might’ve done.
September 25th, 2011, My 12th birthday was here, shoulda been happy, but I wasn’t. Sure it looked like I genuinely was, but deep down there was this ever growing sadness, that would never leave. It came time to blow out the candles, and I made a wish as I did. “I wish to die.” i said to myself…
January 13, 2012, School, the horror of my life, not just because I hated it, in fact I loved learning. I just couldn’t focus while I was being tormented and ridiculed by everyone. I was the odd one, the depressed girl, but who’s to blame me then, after all, I had no friends. Unless my cat and books counted.
July 6th 2012, The day I told my mom I wanted to switch schools, I wanted to go to public school. At first she dis-agreed, but soon she gave in, I was to go to the middle school of my choice.
August 16th, 2012, first day of new beginnings, also the best day ever. that day I learned I could be myself, and I was happy, for a while. Until that sadness decided go take over again.
October 2nd, 2012, I used a mechanical pencil, at first I didn’t know what I was doing, but I dug it into my skin, I drew a heart and the words “bye love” whatever that meant…probably a way of saying goodbye. But none the less, that was the first type of ‘self harm’ i’d ever done, and I have a reminder of it on my arm.
November 23rd, 2012, I found a razor blade, the sadness crept up even more then, and so I cut myself, 16 times that night. wasn’t gonna be the last time either.
December 2nd 2012, First time I looked at myself and called myself fat, even if i only weigh about 94 pounds, first day I realized i had a case of anorexia, although I didn’t realize it, my friends did. They started begging for me to eat. It didn’t work.
January 2nd, 2013, I’m thirteen now and I have my first serious boyfriend, he’s done a pretty good job at knocking my walls down, and he’s gotten me to eat. 108 pounds now and increasing. And there seems to be not a trace of sadness in me except for when he has to go. Everything is perfect. for now. until he broke up with me…then I went downhill.
February 7th, 2013, that was it, the day I decided to jump, but before I could, I blacked out, I woke up in a hospital, just In time to find out I had cancer, apparently they found it when I was being treated, dunno how that works. I have thyroid cancer.
February 15th, 2013, That’s when I found out that the surgeons couldn’t remove all of the cancer, I would have to go to chemo.
February 17th, 2013, Today. still here, just a little while. thirteen year old, strait A student, I wanted to be a criminal justice lawer. Wanted to put the bad guys away. I was determined to do well in school. and now, I’m just a nothing. I am dying. and there is no way to give back to the world. Instead I’ll just fight.
xx, Jacqueline.
4 comments
Hey, you inspire me sooooo much. You’ve just made me want to try twice as hard at everything I do, and I want to thank you!!!! Hang in there, because you never know whose life you could inspire next.
P.S. You’re still something. You still have many years to go, and you can always go to school again. From the sound of it, you seem to be a pretty hard working fellow, which is the most important thing.
I don’t really know what to say, but.. keep staying strong! Because you are! More than you think!
Keep fighting!
I’m sure you will get to be a lawyer when the time comes.
Never give up <3
I agree with both. you keep inspiring people im sure and youre strong, just never give up, one day you may find yourself studying again. keep faith! I kow its hard to see that now, but its possible <3
There s a light in you.its in all of us.you could make it if you try.but you would make it if you try harder