A little about me

At the 2011 Chromosome 18 conference, taken by Rick (Positive Exposure)

Hello, my name is Becky. I have a rare chromosome disorder called 18p-. That is said as 18 p minus. I live in the province of Ontario in Canada.
My chromosome 18 disorder effects me several different ways. When I was little I had to have a lot of surgeries. Some of these include heart surgery, bowel surgery, eye surgery, and dental surgeries. I am strong and healthy now though. It also has effected my school work. I have had learning disabilities growing up. It takes me longer to do school work but it has not stopped me from learning. I am graduating high school this year and heading off to college in the fall.
I like to listen to music, play wii, chatting on facebook, and cheer leading. I cheer on the cheer sport sand sharks which is a special needs team. It is really fun and cool. I have lots of friends on the team as well. I also do special olympics. I do track and field. My favorite event is the shot put. Last year I ran a 3km and a 5km race on the hottest day of the summer. I did it and did not give up.

I wrote a book called "How Bullying Victims Feel" when I was in grade 8. It is now published and I have sold over 100 copies. I am an "almost world famous author". I want to be an advocate and public speaker on bullying when I am done school.

I have set some goals for this summer. First I want to learn to swim, I want to be able to join the special olympics swim team in the fall and be able to swim at the beach at camp this summer. I would also like to be able to know how to take a city bus all the way to my cousin's place in a neighboring city by myself. My third goal is to be able to know my way around the school and get to my classes on my own when I start there in the fall.