You might be wondering? Why am I writing this diary? I don't even like writing too much. Why am I writing all of a sudden? If you ask me, you are not alone. I thought the same as well. (Sighs!) Here is what happened:
Ohh! How silly of me! I didn't even introduce myself. I am Anderson Gerrard but people call me Andy. If you ask what type of person I am, people will say one word, The total package! Not to brag but yaa, almost every person I've ever met said the same exact thing, what do you not know about? You can say I'm good at sports, studies, extra curricular activities, communication, problem solving, handsome looking(not really but yaa I am to some extent), you name it . I'm 17 years old today. So I think this is all I have to say about.
Here's what happened that forced me to write this diary;
It was a wonderful morning today and I was really excited for the day cuz it's my birthday!
I had soo many things running in my mind like who would wish me first, will Patricia( my crush) wish me first, or will it be Carly (my bestest friend) who would wish me first.
I was soo overjoyed that I dressed without brushing my teeth. How silly of me! I went to brush my teeth, suddenly I felt a sharp pain down my throat, I was in agonising pain and within minutes, blood came from my mouth, I was coughing blood. Now that's a really good start isn't it? That too on such an important day!
I decided to take the day off. Neither did I tell my parents about what happened nor did I utter a word to my friends. My mother asked me if I was fine, I answered," Yes ma, just feeling off colour today so I decided to take the day off.
My mom said," You are not the type of person who takes leaves. Is everything good?". I told her," Yaa ma, everything is alright don't worry." I had to lie to my mother cuz you know how mothers react. Then I took my cousin and visited a doctor when mom went to the grocery store.
What I heard there left me baffled. The doctor said," I've never seen anything like this in my 20 years of experience. This is an extremely rare condition in which your lungs slowly give up and at times small parts of your lungs start to burst which results in you coughing blood. I'm afraid to say this but sir, there is no cure for this and it gives me immense pain to inform you that you will not live for more than 5 years." My heart sank. I had soo many questions but I had no answers.
Life is short they say, but I didn't think it would be this short. So I guess now you guys know why I started writing this diary.
This is my story. Today, 10 July 2025, is day one of my diary. This is either going to be the best thing I ever did or may turn out to be the worst thing I've ever committed to.