Meet Olivia Loper

I went to church and prayed a lot. Making friends wasn’t easy for me. I felt like no one knew what I was going through and thought that no one would accept me for me. A lot of times, I would force myself to go up to people and introduce myself. I made close friends with my neighbors. They are all the same age as me, but none of them have had a brain tumor. Even though I thought it wasn’t possible, they accepted me for who I am. That made me so happy. We’re still friends to this day. I tried to think about all the positive things that happened in my life, instead of the negatives. I never would have met many people if it wasn’t for my brain tumor. My parents paid for my surgery, and I always felt bad because my surgery probably cost a lot, and I felt like I was to blame for their financial situation...