The Accident That Changed My Life Essay — страница 2

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called for you the day they brought you in here.? ?Thanks!?, I replied. ?Am I gonna be okay?? I asked. Then, with such hope, she sighed and said, ?Kim, you are so strong, and you?re such a fighter. I know you are going to be okay. It?s going to take you some time to heal. But you are going to be just fine!? ?I sure hope so. I am so glad you are here. Shouldn?t you be at work or something?? I asked. ?You?re not going to believe it, but no. I?m not even allowed to sign on and check my e-mail. My boss gave me strict orders to take care of you first, as you and your brother are the two most important things in my life. I?m here for you as long as you need me. I love you sweetheart.?, she replied. ?That?s great Mom. I love you too! Can you tell me what?s really wrong with me now?? I

asked. She sadly looked at me and said, ?They have taken x-rays, and are running tests. We should be finding out the results pretty soon.? While I?d been in the coma, they were giving me a drug that made me have amnesia. This was to protect me remembering the traumatic experience I?d been through long enough for me to heal emotionally. The doctors had instructed my mom not to tell me too much about what was wrong with me. She would only tell me one thing at a time. It wasn?t until the fifth day that I was made aware of the extent of my injuries. The doctor told me I had lost a lot of blood and three blood transfusions were made (two of which were my own). I had broken five ribs which in turn punctured my lung and ruptured my spleen! Dr. Goldman had performed emergency surgery for

the removal of my spleen. It suprisingly wasn?t until the eighth day that I was made aware of my fractured hip and pelvic bones. On the tenth day, I was released from the hospital to spend the remainder of the school year and the entire summer at home recovering. I have to say that this was a major ordeal and even though so much bad stuff happened, I?m so glad it did. I have turned my whole life around! I quit smoking cigarettes and everything else I took part in that hurt my body. I?ve started to pay more attention to myself and what is important to me. School has become a great success so far and I intend to keep it that way. The best thing that happened, is the closeness my mom and I have to each other now. My family has become an issue in my life that I can?t ignore anymore.

I thank God for giving me my life and my family. I am a whole new extra-responsible person. For the first time in my life, I can actually say that I?m proud of myself. If it weren?t for my accident I would still be on the right road headed in the wrong direction. Now that I have turned around, I?m going the right way, and I don?t intend on going back. 349