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The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

Pathfinder

The Official Student News Site of Parkway West High

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	Sophomore Niharikha Vaidya works on her computer in the counseling department while trying to de-stress from a difficult day at school. Students go to counseling whenever they feel a high amount of pressure or stress. “Whenever I have all my classes, it feels overwhelming because so much is happening around me. Going to counseling helps me re-group before going back to class,” Vaidya said.

Pain Without End: The struggles of chronic illness in school

Aminah Hilaly, Staff Writer December 13, 2024

Having a chronic illness feels like a rollercoaster. One minute everything is stable, and the next you are rapidly going downhill. Your body feels numb, and everything is throbbing and aching with every...

Priest concludes her chemotherapy struggles, and looks forward to a promising future of health.

Returning to life after chemo

Kristin Priest, STAFF WRITER March 22, 2017

I still have good and bad days. After all, my body is still fully recovering from the harsh treatment of my medical endeavours. I routinely see my integrated medicine doctor, continually take my vitamins...

My wisdom teeth made me chronically ill?

My wisdom teeth made me chronically ill?

Kristin Priest, STAFF WRITER March 15, 2017

It felt like we were back to square one, and my mom spent hours researching, and talking to family members and friends. We had a friend that went through a similar situation with their daughter. She went...

During her treatment for FSG, senior Jenny Chai is visited by friends seniors Annie Doig and Claire Pellegrino at Cardinal Glennon Hospital.

Senior Jenny Chai tries a new treatment for kidney disease

Samantha Gaddis, COPY EDITOR October 5, 2016

In the fourth grade, a biopsy procedure changed the life of senior Jenny Chai forever. It found that Chai has Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, or FSG, a rare form of kidney disease. FSG attacks segments...