Surgeries Gone Wrong Research Paper

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Surgeries gone wrong can really change your perspective of life, during a routine gallbladder removal surgery that is typically forty five minutes ended up being a five hour event where I almost lost my life. In attempting to get rid of the infected organ the doctors had ripped open my liver resulting in me almost bleeding out on the operating table. When waking up I had to deal with blood transfusions, machines around my feet, ankles and wrist that were helping blood circulate my body. This event made me realize all that I have missed in life and made me want to pursue photography.

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