Stroke-Personal Narrative

8 Months into my sophomore year of highschool, I faced the most arduous obstacle I had ever experienced. This imposing setback affected me in more ways that I had thought possible and later on becoming a truly significant turning point in my life. Summer was just around the corner, I was looking forward to making so many plans to fill up those 3 months that felt boundless at the time. Little did I know, late Sunday night my plans would be made for me. A summer full of successive doctors appointments. I had suffered a stroke. The agonizing headache should have been a clear-cut sign that something was definitely wrong, but not until I had been rendered fully paralyzed on the left side of my body did I notice myself slipping away. A strong sensation of serenity had washed over me, I was relieved of the horrendous ache in my head that had I known before would have served as a warning of what was ahead. On the way to the hospital I felt numb both physically and mentally. My head was empty, any thoughts I attempted to form struggled to take shape and seconds after vanished leaving the rest of the night to nothing more than blur. I left the hospital a different person than I am today and was before the stroke. I experienced an astonishing recovery, leaving the hospital only a week after with …show more content…
It made me realize all the simple things that life offers to us should not be taken for granted. When you start to underestimate the value of the simple things such as being able to wake up every morning and see the sunrise is when you start to get off track. It took me minutes from losing absolutely everything to realize how valuable it is to me. I was given a second chance to be grateful and I will take it, now any obstacle I may face in life will simply be there for me to