Personal Narrative: My Personal Michigan Hero

My Personal Michigan Hero

I can feel my brain being over run by lesions. This is one of the ways my dad, Tim Huyge, jokes about his dieses M.S. He was born in the 1970’s in a hard-working middle class family. After high school, he went to Grand Valley University, and worked as the manager of T.J.Max. Until he had to retire because of his M.S. His impact on my life is never stop working hard, enjoy life to the fullest. Soon after having two young boys, Tim Huyge was diagnosed with a foreign sounding disease called M.S, which is affected by heat and stress. Within the months they had been trying to find out what he had, my dad learned that it could affect his movement, cognitive thinking, his attitude, and his memory. Even though he knew all of that he

In fact my dad just laid in bed and cleaned the house, making everything spotless, the first few weeks.. Until, he started taking my brother and me to school in the morning. Where afterwards he would meet his friends for lunch and sometimes breakfast. Until he found something else to fill his time. Later that year, my mom volunteered my dad to work at Hughes Elementary School. After that he started helping people out by shoveling their driveways and mowing their yards. He says, “Do anything for those who need help, so one day someone can return the favor.” In Addition he started doing more things with the community to help the people who live in Marshall. Even though he cannot work, he is always looking for a way to help others. My Michigan hero, Tim Huyge always works hard and does anything to make others happy or is makes sure everyone including him is enjoying life, which inspires me to do the same. Even though he has M.S. he always works hard and looks beyond himself to help others who are having a difficult time. For he is either batman or superman in disguise or even better he is my Michigan hero, and my