Identity essay

Writing this most recent essay has proved to be a bit of a challenge for me. I think that this is because I am writing about a very personal topic- my genetic history as part of my identity. Although this topic is extremely important to me and is something that I think about almost everyday, I never really attempted to explore these emotions and thoughts through writing. Maybe this is because for so long the history of cancer in my family has been too painful for me to think about, and therefore I pushed these thoughts out of my mind. Or maybe it is because I did not know all of the facts about my genetic history until recently. I think that while it is a rather painful and difficult thing to actually write, I am actually glad that I am being forced to write these thoughts down for this essay assignment, because it has allowed me to embark on the road to accepting this part of my identity. I think that I am currently struggling with using descriptive language and visual imagery to tell my stories in this essay, but hopefully after peer review my peers will have some helpful critiques for me.