For a child born into an affluent family, one would assume that problems throughout life would be superficial at best. The idea of having too much money and not enough humility could be a recurring theme throughout the lives of the Frost children, were it not for parents who refused to believe in the hand-out. Jordan Beatrice Frost was born on a fall day in New York City. There were no complications for the very first child born to John and Abigail Frost, so they brought their daughter home to a penthouse apartment in Manhattan just days later. John and Abigail personified the old saying of "marrying well", with Abigail's family having old money that dated back to pre-pilgrims, and John having been the son of Irish immigrants who spent their lives building something of their own. Where Abigail's life was generally a very privileged one, even spoiled, John's upbringing was more practical and built on the idea of hard work.

As a result of parents from two very different worlds, Jordan and her two younger siblings would be raised in plenty of luxury, but with the understanding that privileges were to be earned. College was expected, as was excellence in every aspect of their education. Being the oldest, Jordan took on a lot of that pressure, internalizing it and ever thinking that she needed to be the "best" in anything she put her energy into. She was a straight A student all throughout her years, and graduated as valedictorian from her private boarding school: Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. She was an avid member of the debate team, as well as made it to captain of her lacrosse team by senior year. Every extra-curricular activity just boosted her toward her best possible future, she'd say -- so growing up felt a lot like work by the time she hit high school.

By the time Jordan was twelve, her family had relocated to Boston. It wasn't her favorite move, but going to school away from her family gave her a real sense of independence. Jordan had always been one of those rare (weird) kids who knew what she wanted to do when she got older, and set her goals accordingly. Jordan was accepted into Columbia University, where she began her pre-med classes. Her parents were so proud that their eldest had chosen such a career to pour herself into, and she did exactly that. For the next several years, she would breeze through her classes and go into medical school, where she'd eventually decide on her specialty: Emergency Medicine. While Jordan had never considered herself a particular adrenaline junkie, but there was something to the constant fast-paced atmosphere in an ER that completely suited her.

Jordan spent the first two years of her residency at a hospital in New York, before she was offered a chance to work at Massachusetts General in Boston. The opportunity would bring her closer to her family, not to mention the chance to work for her last two years of residency at the hospital she would later be offered a full time position. Jordan loved her work, and found it so fulfilling even as it was exhausting.

She was one year into her full time, fully credited position as an ER Doctor at Mass Gen when she was having her annual exam when her doctor discovered a lump on one of her breasts. Her logical, medical brain immediately went into problem-solving mode, but the big C word: Cancer, was not something she had any control over. Over the next year and a half of her life, Jordan had to learn how to slow down and take care of herself. Though it was a frustrating lesson to learn, time and again, she knew that the only chance she had to beat the disease was to take care of herself, first. Her family was incredible during her time, ever supportive and giving to whatever she needed. It was the kind of love and care that she had maybe not been able to fully recognize before she took the time to stop and recognize it.

It was just the beginning of her career, but Jordan had to step away for a year to take care of herself. Through chemotherapy and radiation, Jordan was able to reach remission with her cancer, and breathe a sigh of relief. She never took that for granted though, not one bit. Being a doctor meant that she may approach certain things very clinically, but having gone through something like cancer, she fully understood the preciousness of life itself. She knew that not everyone got through it so luckily, and really began to adjust her priorities. Yes, of course her work was incredibly important to her, but her experience gave her more of a balance.

Though Jordan got back to work and loved every second of it, she found herself with a better appreciation for life outside of the "must excel" mentality. She began to take time (when she could) to travel, and spent so much more time with her loved ones. Her relationships have grown stronger in the wake of her cancer, and she works hard to keep them strong, even as she dedicates her life to helping people through medicine.