Personal Narrative: My Four Concussions

My very first concussion happened during the summer of sixth grade year, I had flipped over the handlebars of my bike and I hit the ground, hard. My second concussion happened seventh grade in gym class, we were running the mile and one of my classmates thought it was a good idea to jump over me while I tied my shoes. Well I had lifted my head up during mid-jump and his shin made direct contact with my skull, which put me into a dizzy mindset. My third concussion also happened in gym some kid accidentally threw a basketball at my head which lead to me falling to the ground, clearly I should not be in a gym class. My fourth concussion happened when a “friend” pushed me and I fell into a metal pole. Then I went the whole day just in a fuzz probably should not have done that. I got these four concussions within six months of each other, which was pretty horrible mentally and physically for me. What had happened to me physically was acute to what was going on mentally. But physically my first concussion was the worst. I had chip half of a tooth, tore/strain muscles in my neck, shoulders, and back. I was in a neck brace for 2 months, had to go to …show more content…
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