A young man's revenge over cancer 'He is my head boy' says mom as Calabar deputy Anthony Parker aces eight CSEC subjects despite medical setback

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Anthony Parker, Calabar

At age 15, Anthony Parker missed almost one year of school while he battled acute lymphatic leukaemia.

Parker had to sit out three terms — the last two terms of grade nine and the first term of grade 10 — at Calabar High School and grappled with severe hair and weight loss. His mother feared that he would've died.

At 17 he sat his Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations while undergoing treatment, and scored six ones and two threes, sending him and his family into celebration mode. But last Monday all the pain he endured in the past three years was eclipsed when Parker learnt that he has been selected as a deputy head boy for the 2021/2022 academic year at Calabar High School.

Anthony and his mom with awards

“I am very happy, but definitely not surprised. I worked hard for it so I know it was going to be either the head boy position or a deputy. I envisioned myself as a head student from grade seven. I have been a student leader from my very first year at Calabar. more