The Power of Strength and Persistence

This photo quote was submitted by Grandpa Silverback/ Paul Hartman  on my Facebook wall.

Here is my response:

When the doctors say, "We don't know your diagnosis" - PERSIST

When the medications say, "You are too tired to do anything useful" - PERSIST

When people say, "You can't do anything anymore" - PERSIST

When the world says, "Your illness will always stop you" - PERSIST


Keep persisting, and you'll eventually cut through that rock!!

When are times that you have persisted and cut through that rock?

When I was 17, laying in a coma at the children's hospital, and the doctors did not know what to do with me, my aunt - a primary care physician - persisted, did so much research, and was the one what convinced them to do a brain biopsy on me, and that was how my doctors finally diagnosed me.

When the doctors told my parents that I would have speech issues after recovering from my coma, and I would only be able to speak 5 words a day, upon hearing this, I responded with, "What do you mean I can only speak 5 words a day?"

When the psychologist told me I would have a C+ average and never be an honour roll student again, I studied - with my brain that was just recently inflamed - and graduated high school with a 4.0/ A+ average, winning 2 academic awards.

When the world said I could never be cured because of my incurable disease, I used my illness to share my story with others, raising awareness, so that one day - a cure can be found.

Keep persisting, and you will break through that rock :)