I was paralyzed from the waist down. I would try to move my leg or even shift an ankle but I never got a response. This was the first time thoughts of death ever cross my mind. At 12:30 at night on June 1‚ 2015‚ my life would soon change forever. I was pregnant with my first child and my water had just broken. My mom rushed me to the hospital where I was immediately put in a private room‚ in the hospital bed where I was about to deliver my first child‚ a son. He came so quickly (5 & 1/2 hours in
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rather a who. The combination of my parents and my younger sister has been with me since my earliest memories. In my house‚ however‚ understood affection was the standard‚ as my parents were often busy. Both of them work in the healthcare fields and as such worked long‚ irregular hours. This gave me isolation‚ possibly a dangerous factor to work with. Yet‚ without that very isolation‚ I would be missing the most integral part of who Dylan Sreshta is today. Leaving me to my own devices gave me ample time
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took place. Music has impacted my life in many ways‚ for example it can make me happy when I am sad‚ and bring memories back to mind when I hear specific songs. Music has influenced my life because of the memories and feelings that can be connected to songs I have listened to. Some of my favorite childhood memories are connected through songs I loved as a kid. The lyrics “Like baby‚ baby‚ baby‚ oh” from Justin Bieber’s song “Baby” always bring me back to when me and my friend‚ Hailey‚ used this song
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Everyone wants to be successful in life. One of the easiest ways to become successful is to set and achieve your own goals. There are many different types of goals. Some take longer to accomplish than others‚ and they all have to be approached in a different way. Three types of goals are career goals‚ personal goals‚ and educational goals. My educational goal is to graduate from college with a degree in engineering. I’m still trying to pick out a college to go to. I’m only a junior in high school
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darkness my “Purgatory Years.” California is my sunny home state where the sun shines almost the entire year‚ but literal darkness is what I began to see around every corner that I turned. I felt sad a lot and for reasons that were never really clear to me until I entered into middle school. As I grew older‚ the darkness only grew with immensity. One extremely hot day‚ I walked home from school a couple of blocks down my street. I went straight to my room and let big‚ heavy tears fall into my old pillows
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Throughout my life I have never really taken any chances and run away from them‚ rather than giving them a try. It was until my freshman year in high school when my attitude changed‚ from why even try to why not. Although I did not realize it at the time‚ basketball changed my life for the better. Through perseverance and hard work‚ I learned to not let fear or insecurity stop me from trying new things. Throughout my life I was never the athletic type and never tried to be due to my fear of failing
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those two years I was with my biological family‚ a lot happen that wasn’t for the best. Since I was addicted to heroin‚ I went through the withdrawals as a baby. I was lost as a baby‚ I just didn’t know it yet. After seeing that my biological mother was driving with me while high on heroin‚ my grandpa and grandmother called DFS and then later got Child Services involved. After that‚ I was placed into foster care with the parents I know of now. Erin and Brian Duncan. My life wouldn’t be the same if
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My first memory involving religion of any kind is when my grandmother was my temporary Sunday school teacher. This memory had absolutely nothing to do with reading the bible or praying or doing anything of that sort. I have no idea why I remember it either. The memory is of about four other kids and me sitting around the Sunday school table while my grandma sang a song about our ancestry and how it didn’t start with monkeys. The song went like this “I’m no kin to the monkey‚ the monkey’s no kin to
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The part of my life I am about to recount was during the summer of 2014 when I was the starting pitcher and third hitter for the Drexel Hill Little League tournament team. Now‚ baseball is america’s pastime and in my words is the greatest sport on god’s green earth. A little background on the sport is it’s a game of nines. Nine starting players on each team try to score as many runs in nine inning by hitting a nine inch baseball coming in at an average speed of ninety miles per hour. This leaves
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Shaniqua Bennamon LS 250 October 14‚ 2014 Personal Philosophy of Success Upon ending my spring semester‚ I knew that I was a havoc wreck when it came to school and my grades. I had failed myself tremendously and had not exceeded the expectations that I had set out for myself to achieve that semester. Not only that‚ being that I was on financial aid probation I did not meet their requirements and what was expected of me. I was angry with myself‚ frustrated‚ questioned myself saying‚” Is this what
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