Personal Narrative: How Volleyball Changed My Life

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There are always life changing events, and getting hurt playing volleyball was one of my biggest. This year my plan was to go to DSU and play volleyball and run track here. While playing volleyball this year I hurt my back really bad, and I was told I shouldn’t do sports anymore. Sports are my life and I love everything about it, so when I was told this it was a sad traumatic event for me. Not only did it changed my life but I changed everything that I do on a daily basis.
During volleyball one day I was playing just like any other day, and I went up to hit the ball and twisted my back weird. I thought I would be fine just shake it off. Well as the days went on it was still hurting, so I decided to make a chiropractic appointment thinking that this would help. The pain in my back go worse, so I went to the doctor and told
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I went and searched online the closest and best college for LNP programs. That’s when I found Southeast Technical Institute I already knew people that went there so I figured that would work out good. Figuring out what I want to do and where I want to do it was very stressful for me. I would write out the pros and cons of all this and it ended up being that going to STI was the best thing for me. Throughout this long process I had doubts about it, but it ended up being okay.
From that point on things go even more stressful, I had to apply to Southeast Technical Institute and wait to be accepted into the program I chose and it was a very long process. With the help of my mom she would help me with filling out papers and getting things organized for me. I was blessed that she helped me with everything, because I wouldn’t know how to do it. For months I had to get everything figured out and it took a while for this. I just keep thinking to myself that this was best for me and this is what I should

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