Creative Writing- "Diary entry of Lennox Williams" (7/12/2010)

**I am currently writing a fictional book, about a 14 year old girl, "Lennox Williams", who is diagnosed with Celiac Disease. She is entering high school, and along with dealing with her diagnosis, she is also experiencing growing pains. While she is in high school, she implements plans to make her school more Celiac aware. She develops a program with the school cooks. She also helps her community more Celiac friendly. I have decided to make various diary entries that are written the summer before she starts high school.**

7/12/2010
Dear Diary,
"So, I went to see Dr. Martin yesterday. I hate the smell in the doctors office, it smells like low grade hospital. I got the results back from my blood test, and he said that I have something called, Celiac Disease. I seriously think the name is made up. How can I have something that I can't even pronounce? He said that gluten destroyed squiggly things on my small intestine, and I can't take in nutrients, or something like that. He showed me a picture of a small intestine...GROSS! So, he says that I can't have food with gluten in it. He gave mom some pamphlets and he gave me a book. Like I need to be reading during my summer vacation...hello!? I'm not in school! I don't need to read!
Out of curiosity, I took a look at the book. There are a lot of foods that I can't eat anymore. This summer is going to suck HUGE! No pizza, no pasta, no nothing. I'm stuck eating hippie cardboard food!
Mom is, like, all worried about me and stuff. She tells me that I have to tell my friends about my illness. I texted my best friend, Sasha, when I got home yesterday. She knew that Celiac was. Her cousin has it. She told me how, whenever they have family reunions, they always have to make separate food, just for her cousin. Sasha tried gluten free food, once. She said it was different. She doesn't know how her cousin does it. Sasha can't LIVE without her pizza.

Ugh, my little brother keeps asking me if I'm going to die. The little worm doesn't understand anything. It's sweet that he cares though, right?
I'm totes exhausted. Plus I have to facebook my peeps. Ta til tomorrow."

(c)2013 Shauna

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