Personal Narrative: Kawasaki's Disease

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I feel so anxious at times for him as this year will be filled with many “big” decisions yet I know, because of the person he is, it will all work out. Life has been a roller coaster ~ moving 7 times which meant being the new kid every two or 3 years, having Kawasaki Disease which meant he was unable to play any sport until cleared by cardiologist which took 4 years, a broken and dislocated hip which meant 6 months in a wheel chair and almost a full year of rehab, 3rd game back after hip, up for rebound, knocked unconscious suffered a double concussion which meant he missed his entire freshman year of basketball and almost two month of academics, and most recently, broken and dislocated shoulder which meant no summer basketball followed by

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