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Personal Narrative: My First Injury
My first injury is what happened in May of this year (2016). I had dropped a 8-foot bench on my foot after cleaning up the lodge that my class was staying in. I had gone to Urgent Care and they x-rayed my foot as a bruise to the bone with a possible hairline fracture. My foot was to swollen to see if it has a fracture yet and the doctor had told me that within a week it could be seen. The injury is on the middle of my left foot. You can still tell it is injured and is still a bit swollen. Along with this injury, my doctor concluded that I also have extremely flat feet which makes me needing to wear a brace on each foot. Also known as fallen arches. My third and final injury is that of an extra ligament in my right knee. This injury has affected

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