I am writing to make you aware of my interest in interning at Rogers Memorial Hospital, a place that has changed my life on more than one occasion. It will always have a special place my heart. I was a patient in the OCD Child and Adolescent Center in 2010 and again in 2015. I was moved by the compassion and understanding everyone had. That is the kind of environment I want to be a part of. I was diagnosed with severe Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when I was eight. As the years went on, it continued to get worse. I couldn’t eat, bathe,do my schooling, or even leave the house. I was trapped. In 2009 I went to The Center for the Study and Treatment of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. I learned about Cognitive