As I woke it felt as if I had not slept as all, I was still exhausted. After the surgery was over and the care plan for her was set we left for home. I had got a huge cup of coffee from a convenience store, as I drank it I felt more tired. I slept for about 30 minutes on the way home, and when I got there I felt so awake. However, as I went in and settled down for a little bit, I felt more tired than I ever had. Unfortunately though I needed to take care of my other two children, which was a very hard task at hand, even with the help of their father. I was finally able to get to sleep that night however it was a rough start to the next day. When I am unable to get to sleep I tend to sleep more than normal, and as I wake I am dragging all…
The day had finally come. No it wasn't Christmas or the New Year, Kwanza or even Easter. It was the the most glorious day of all days, the Superbowl. Now for anyone who has never heard of the Superbowl and lives in America, that person has either lived in a cave for their whole life or…well that I think would be safe to say that's probably the only case because everyone knows what the Superbowl is. Anyway, this Superbowl Sunday started off just a little bit different than most Superbowl's I've had off from work and for any of this day to make any sense for anyone that wasn't there, I'm going to have to start by including some background information on the previous events that led up to this day.…
I don't want to die, please help. I can't do this on my own, I'm to weak, I'm too broken. I'm tired. My entire body is shaking, I can't keep this up any longer. I must lay down.…
I would like you to sit down or lie down and make yourself as comfortable as you can... you have a…
When I went back to work my first day back was a full day of work at AJ's. By the end of the night I started to get light headed again and feeling really bad. I felt like I was going to pass out. I've never felt this much pain. I needed to do something about it and I knew I couldn't drive home so I had to call my mom. When she picked me up she knew I needed to go to the hospital again. When we got to the hospital they quickly put a IV in me and said that I was lacking fluids in my body. When they started to pump fluids in my body I could feel the blood/fluids going into my veins. We were in the hospital for 3 hours.…
When I woke and the night was still here, I could barely move, and not because how tucked in I am in this bed. Every muscle has seized up. My body is struggling to recover, to repair the damage. Unable to move with any grace my movements are jerky. Veronica wakes up beside me,not in a panic but sleepily.…
I woke up maybe four hours later, I was still pretty groggy. My mom came in and gave me my medicine and told me that Friday which was in three days I had to go to physical therapy. I was dreading Friday, I didn't wanna go, I was super scared and nervous at the same time. Prior to my surgery, I went to P.T for a couple months to strengthen my knee because it was really weak from me not using it and being in a brace. When Friday rolled around I had to be there around eleven thirty. I still couldn't do much, and crutches were hard to use because I was really tired from being in pain, and laying in bed just doing…
One horrible day, about 3 or 4 years ago. I woke up and all of the feeling in my legs were gone. I tried to get out of bed but my bed is a top bunk with a desk underneath it so It was hard to get out of bed. I tried to use my legs but they were lifeless. They wouldn't move so it was all upper body strength getting down from my bed. Finally, I got down from my bed tried to walk but I couldn’t. So all I could do is yell, so I started screaming “Dad! Dad!” Then I blacked out. I woke up a while later in the car, when I asked my dad where we were going he said the doctors. I looked at the time on my phone, It was 9:30!! At this time I was living in Florida. My school started at…
I kept a food journal with me wherever I went and steadily accumulated a list of triggering foods to avoid. Only a few weeks after sticking to my safe foods, the pain and discomfort ceased to exist, and I regained hope. Since I no longer had physical restrictions, I decided to try sports again and earned a spot on Varsity Tennis. After nearly three years of coping with this aberrant condition, and another eight months of diligently following my strict diet, I understand now the strength I have for handling such situations. If I can get through this, I can get through…
Several conversations throughout the stadium are being discussed. Many people got up to get hot dogs, pizza, beer, pop and water. As I sit there patiently waiting for the game to restart I smell all the food around me, it smells delightful. The lights turn back off and a video begins playing on the big screen, everyone gets quiet. The video shows multiple plays of different hockey games which gets everyone motivated again for the twenty minutes of hockey that is about to happen. The players step out on the ice once again; everyone cheering “CBJ”, that sound never gets old. It was as the excitement within the team and the fans was even higher now. The sound of the skates on the ice was extreme. The players came out ready to battle and that they did. The Jackets scored a goal in the second period, which made them down just one goal, with still another period of play. After the goal, the crowd was more intense then they have been all night, because they knew there was still a huge chance we could win. The players go off the ice knowing they have a job that needs to be finished in Nationwide Arena, and they are determined. I decided to go get a French vanilla cappuccino in between periods because I was very chilled. The arena stays very cold due to the ice so I decided to warm myself up with a hot steamy cappuccino. My dad and I also got a hot dog because we were hungry. The hot dog was very warm and juicy; hot dogs at a hockey game are my favorite. We went and put ketchup on our hot dogs and went back to our seats, anxiously waiting the next period of…
Thursday February 18th started out just like every other weekday. I went to school, bought a coffee, went to my classes and talked with my friends. Nothing out of the usual, nothing exciting it was just a regular day. Once school was over I walked home and went straight to my room laid down watched some Netflix talked to some friends online, as I do this most days. I took a nap from about 5pm until maybe 7pm and woke up feeling a little under the weather, I felt a bit weak, and had a cough along with a running nose and chest congestion. It’s flu season so I didn’t think much of it, I took some Robitussin around 12am that night just prior to going to bed in hopes of waking up the next morning feeling better. Before going to bed that night I…
I would go from a relaxed state hanging out on the couch to a crippled mess on the floor, struggling to find my breath. I would get so worked up that I would hyperventilate, unconscious ten minutes later, or in the bathroom vomiting. This happened about three times a week and I felt absolutely helpless. Having no control of my body struck fear in me that I had never felt before. To avoid this fear I tried to keep myself safe by going to school less, and just doing less with my life all together. I no longer was interested in being around people and studying for school was hard to focus on. My grades slipped from A’s to barely passing. I was prescribed medication, but it never seemed to work and made me feel like a walking zombie. I began to feel like a lost…
Similar to the word wicked in the 70’s--as in “those bell bottoms are wicked!”-- but concocted by millennial teenagers, the word “sick” describes things that are interesting and impressive. The term sick carries varied connotations, often leading many people to substitute the words “intense,” “cool,” “crazy,” and “gnarly.” These people lack an understanding of modern nuances teens have assigned to the word. Only when the word is put into multiple contexts can we derive it’s true meaning and create a strong definition. Creating a strong definition of sick by comparing and contrasting it with four other words will promote correct usage in everyday language.…
The best part of the day had arrived, dinner. We had a reservation at the pier in which we were going to eat dinner. We looked like a whole bunch of bees ready to attack. The food was there. Right in front of our noses. We could feel the presence of the warmth coming from the food. The smell was just making our mouths water and our tummies rumble. We looked at each other with such eagerness to have some of those explicit desserts in our mouths. There we were, with our food served and ready to attack. I knew that when I was done with this food there was no longer going to be any space for the dessert. Overall the food was amazing and the experience as well.…
I was devistated all I have to do is score a touchdown to win and go to the playoffs as nathan hike the ball I ran as fast as I can to the touchdown. It was a big day for me, I woke up, changed with lots of excitment I ran so fast to my kitchen that it felt like I was flying.As I ran down stairs I tripped over a step and I almost fell but instently tried to slide instead. As I walk in the kitchen my mom and dad were there with food "mom,dad can I have some" yes" they replied. I got food and in the next room I fined my sisters watching tv, their names were yaneli and prisclla, as I ate with them we all left to go to my game.…