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Earliest Memory My earliest memory first entails of me playing in the backyard while my father was gardening. It was a bright sunny day in Florida. That morning I remember running through the fenced backyard, looking at all the flowers and plants that my dad had planted. After playing in the garden and going inside, I started to feel unwell and I went to my mother’s room. My appearance consisted swollen arms and legs and a red blotchy face . Soon after, my parents took my to the hospital and I remember waiting in the waiting room and my parents being really worried. At that time I remember not knowing why I was at the emergency room. I was scared because of the reaction from my parents and for the urgency they had to getting me to the hospital.

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