This year, I participated in BuckeyeThon for the first time. I have never felt so humbled to be a part of something in my entire life. Spending 12 hours on your feet, dancing and raising money for kids with cancer will really put things into perspective. While I am here, finding my way through college and living my life, there are thousands of children in hospitals fighting for their lives. It is the LEAST I can do to dance for 12 hours in support of them. Throughout the day, I learned the “morale dance,” which is the dance that all of the team leaders show at the beginning. At the end of the marathon, another person from my team and I, along with two people from every other team, performed the dance on stage in front of hundreds of people. This was a thrilling moment, and I was proud to represent my team and dance in support of children who can’t. I was able to personally raise over $1000 for children with cancer thanks to the help of my family and friends. I will never forget the last few minutes of the marathon when the total amount of money raised was revealed and everyone hugged and cheered and cried tears of joy. I have never been more proud to be a Buckeye than in that moment. As someone who possibly wants to become a pediatric oncologist, this event inspired me to continue to work hard and achieve my goals FOR THE KIDS.
My friends and I in our hand made tutus, after 11 hours on our feet.
The final reveal!