The Effect Of Trauma On My Life

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The fracture in my right leg, the surgery to repair and extensive rehab to recoever, and the question as to whether I will ever regain full use of this leg will signicantly impact my life. Having said that, the top three personal concerns about how this injury will affect my life is will I ever be able to recover from the injury? How will this injury affect my education of pursing a nursing career? Will I ever be able to live a normal life again? In addition, this injury will also have an affect on my physical, emotional, social, and family areas as well. The two physical area that will be affected by this injury are my mobility and functioning. This injury will restrict my mobility and functioning which means that I will

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