My Memoir What doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger is what I learned in 2012. At 10 years old I had a stroke. When it happened all I could think about was how bad the start was. But then I realized just how amazing the journey and how amazing the end ould be. The events leading up to my stroke were agonizing to say the least. I went home from school because I wasn’t feeling well. I was freezing and all I wanted to do was sleep. Then in the following days I went to go visit my mom. I left early at that because I had a fever. I stopped at the Restrooms before I left and I puked up something that was the color of celery green, but felt like it was everything I ate in the last week. The next three days felt like Hell! I had a new symptom:
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By it I mean the event that changed my life… My stroke. The day that it happened on was very emotional. I woke up in the morning and got attached to my machine. I didn't eat anything thing but I had to drink water like crazy. I accidently peed on the couch. I got up looked in the mirror and cried because I felt like useless unwanted freak. The infection damaged my left eye and i had to wear an eye patch. After a little while my grandma asked me what I wanted for lunch and i went to answer I screamed. It was all I could do. It was one of the most painful things I had felt. Then I just cried more. Then my mom called like she knew something wasn't right. Her voice was the best sound before the worst pain. This is how our conversation went: “ Hi Buggy! How are you?” My mom asked. “ Okay,” I answered. Then she asked where the dogs were and I answered in one word that was outside. Then she asked me a few more questions but I could only answer in one word. Then apparently she told my grandma to take me to Children’s. My aunt opened the garage door and i went to walk out and my legs gave out. I remember getting carried out to my aunt's car then my life flashed before my eyes then black.
The next day I woke up not being able to talk. I couldn’t move either. It was the most infuriating thing I had experience. I was trying to ask what was going on but I just couldn’t. It was like being in a coma
By it I mean the event that changed my life… My stroke. The day that it happened on was very emotional. I woke up in the morning and got attached to my machine. I didn't eat anything thing but I had to drink water like crazy. I accidently peed on the couch. I got up looked in the mirror and cried because I felt like useless unwanted freak. The infection damaged my left eye and i had to wear an eye patch. After a little while my grandma asked me what I wanted for lunch and i went to answer I screamed. It was all I could do. It was one of the most painful things I had felt. Then I just cried more. Then my mom called like she knew something wasn't right. Her voice was the best sound before the worst pain. This is how our conversation went: “ Hi Buggy! How are you?” My mom asked. “ Okay,” I answered. Then she asked where the dogs were and I answered in one word that was outside. Then she asked me a few more questions but I could only answer in one word. Then apparently she told my grandma to take me to Children’s. My aunt opened the garage door and i went to walk out and my legs gave out. I remember getting carried out to my aunt's car then my life flashed before my eyes then black.
The next day I woke up not being able to talk. I couldn’t move either. It was the most infuriating thing I had experience. I was trying to ask what was going on but I just couldn’t. It was like being in a coma