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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evening at my house. Then comes a knock on the door. I’m not expecting anyone. I look through the peephole‚ but the condensation from the wet night air has fogged it to uselessness. So I simply open the door and find a familiar man‚ I can’t recognize his face. I notice the fire that made the sky goes red‚ the air feels smoky and thick. I’ve always thought the supernatural is all in my head until I see this punch of people with decomposing skin lurching and teetering around the street. My heart beats
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Dexter was smaller than everyone throughout his entire life. Dexter being short made life a little harder than it would have been otherwise‚ but all of the bullying and the overlooking he had to deal with gave him thick skin. He had problems at home like most people but his were a little worse and he was always looking for an escape or a happy place. Then one day on a walk he stumbled onto a basketball court‚ and that was the day that changed his life forever. He was 10 years old and most of the people
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pink and blue. She laughed with her friends uncontrollably. I watched her every day through my window as I was stuck in my hospital bed forbidden to go play with the other kids. I was in preschool; I couldn’t skip and laugh and play with the others because I was born with a disease called Congenital Ocular Dystopia from Orbito Frontal Bone Dysplasia‚ which means I was missing bones behind my eyes to keep my eye sockets in place. I also had distorted facial bones and visual acuity issues‚ and no one
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Hope has always kept me strong and has helped me move forward in my life. Without hope one would not be able to face everyday challenges. The challenges that I was faced with have benefited me in ways that not only have an impact on me‚ but also benefit others. The first thing I remember was the cold concrete school floor. Everything around me was spinning and I had no idea where I was. My body felt numb. I glanced to my right where I saw the dark shoes of a paramedic. “Everything is going to be
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My full name is Colin Zachary Arndt. I was born at a ski resort in Steamboat Colorado‚ Then my parents and I traveled the country following my grandparents. My grandfather was a well know hotel manager so he was transferred a lot. My parents were both college drop outs so we didn’t have a lot of money and we spent the beginning of my life in a very rough spot. When my Dad was finally able to get a job we moved here and lived in the apartment building across the street from Mi Rachito. I was not a
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Soccer was Life Changing Breaking my ankle influenced my life dramatically. It began simply by playing the game I love most. Resulting in sitting on the sidelines‚ watching the season drift away. This experience affected my life intensely‚ yet still managed to make me a better person. The beginning of my sophomore year in high school‚ soccer season began. All summer‚ I had spent preparing to be the best soccer player. This was my second year making the varsity soccer team. During My freshman
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being‚ I have had my fair share of challenges to face. My parents were born and raised in Mexico. Being from the type of family both my parents had‚ education was not an option and no importance was taken toward it. They both dropped out of high school and began to work in factories to help their families with financial problems. They realized how hard it was to earn a living and to maintain a family without a proper education. When I was four years old and my sister was nine‚ my parents made the
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Lupus turned my life completely around. By the time I was 13 the doctors discovered that I had lupus‚ in my immune system. I couldn’t do things that I wish that I could’ve done at such a young age. Joining sports isn’t an option for me because I have to take things easy. Doing anything that can cause my lupus to react would be bad for me. Ever since I was diagnosed with lupus‚ I have always tried to take things easy so that I wouldn’t end up in the hospital.My lupus transformed my personal development
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That 1.8-meter-tall singer on stage was me. My schoolmates may not know me by name‚ but they can tell something about the guy who is damn good at singing musicals. After he finished singing on the stage‚ the principal jumped to his feet clapping hands. Parents watching online hurriedly posted messages of praise‚ eager to find out whose kid the singer was. I‚ proud but not vain‚ had been accustomed to such reactions. For me‚ loving and practicing musicals has been a long‚ inspiring journey; it means
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