Heart beating fast‚ blood pumping‚ throat swollen‚ and life threatening. Would this be the end? The surgery that I was about to endure would then determine the rest of life‚ and or what’s left of it. Although I’ve never gone under with anesthetics before‚ I had my mind set that I would remain strong the entire time‚ no matter the consequences or the potential outcomes; but when it came down to it I didn’t know if I’d be able to. The day before my birthday‚ June 11‚ was the day of the dramatic surgery
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become rich doing this‚ but it’s what I love‚” she said. She refers to a woman who essentially changed my life‚ Corinna Sowers-Adler. A mentor‚ a teacher‚ a director‚ and a friend who I’ve only come to know for a little less than a year now. This refers to the wonderful world I hope to be immersed in for the rest of my life‚ theatre. Corinna and I were conversing on our way to Starbucks with the rest of my new theatre family‚ Gaslamp Academy of Performing Arts‚ a program I had just enrolled in for
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in hand with sports‚ right through every important aspect of my life I have been able to rely on athletics to keep me going‚ through times of need‚ stress‚ confusion‚ and discomfort it has been that crutch I have needed to keep me on the right path In school and out of school as well. Of course the exhaustion made it tough when it came down to having to do late night home work sessions and time management‚ but I fell as if it made my character as well as personality stronger. Having to do this only
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I can do without so much as a stammer in my speech or a catch in my breath. Only recently did I find a ‘courage’ that was real for me. I suspect that I am a very difficult person to understand. I experience‚ and perhaps suffer from‚ a drive that to most people seems illogical and unreasonable. I want to do it all‚ and perhaps the problem with that is that I can’t accept anything as being done well enough unless I have done it perfectly. In my mind‚ "good" isn’t good enough‚ I feel I
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The Death of my grandmother a life experience that changed my Identity My sense of independence was shattered when my grandmother departed from this world. I lost my grandmother and this experience shattered my perspective of life. Losing a loved one was like having a wisdom tooth pulled without any Novocain. In spite of this painful occurrence happening to me at twenty-four years of age‚ emotions such as shock‚ anger‚ and guilt‚ came into play creating chaos. I rerun her death in my mind‚ yet unable
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2013 there were a record high of 56 murders in my home city of Trenton‚ NJ. My great-grandmother lived until she was 102 years old‚ so at the time‚ my thirteen year old brain never thought death could impact my family. I walked around Trenton’s streets no matter the time of night‚ witnessed various fights‚ and occasional gun scares- but no matter how dangerous the situation became‚ I could never see the gravity of it‚ and it’s long-range impact on my life. I was oblivious to and failed to realize the
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When I was in kindergarten‚ I knew I loved to help people and express myself through a creative mindset. When my teacher told us we were having gameday I would go around and ask people if they wanted to join me in a game of hot potato or another fun activity‚ I got filled with excitement. I would go around and ask if anyone wanted a partner to help with reading or on our homework papers. I love to help people more so than sports or business which mainly focuses on making money for your own business
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My journey of overcoming adversity began at the age of 7 with a routine visit to the doctor. Little did I know‚ that day would change my life forever. The doctors suggested checking my glucose levels‚ and with a single finger prick‚ the machine displayed ominous letters: ’HHH’ (immensely high). I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. What followed was an extremely grueling two weeks of treatment and recovery. The impact of my disease ripples through every aspect of my life. My mother lost her job
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When I turned 8 years old‚ my parents told me and my sister that we could a hamster for a present. We were so excited we promised them to take a full care of her. We didn’t think seriously about all the work we had to do. We were just thrilled about our new family member. The next day‚ we began doing some research. First‚ we went through all kinds of hamsters and their characteristics so that we could pick the best one. We came up with the tiniest‚ cutest little hamster. Back then‚ we didn’t know
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infant who wouldn’t digest anything he was fed and vomited frequently‚ and it was a nightmare for my parents as they brought me to the hospital in Stamford Connecticut the doctors gave my parents only one option‚ surgery. This surgery saved my life which laid the groundwork for the person I am today‚ my view on society‚ knowledge‚ work‚ love‚ and happiness‚ the things that have taught me about life. Pyloric Stenosis is an uncommon condition in the stomach and small intestine which thickens. Pyloric
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