My Experience That Changed My Life-Personal Narrative

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I feel the wind pushing my feet under and I suddenly have this overwhelming feeling of adrenalin and I am suddenly afraid for my life then I realize I have suddenly been face with my ultimate fear. A few years ago I had suddenly become epileptic and had hit the ground having a seizer in the process of falling I had hit my head and got a concussion and was in and out of the hospital trying to figure out what was wrong with me. During this time, I felt alone and like an outsider. I wasn’t allowed to drive and my family was afraid that I would hit my head at any given moment. I felt like I could never live my life they way I used to again since the doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me hearing those words turn your life upside down. A lot of my friends had stopped talking to me since I wasn’t any fun to be around and was not feeling well most days. I started to become more introverted and stop talking to everyone, well there wasn’t any point for me to since I had a crutch and an excess for everything because I had given up. My …show more content…
I was approved to drive my car again and go back to my normal way of life. The doctor’s said that what happened to me will never make any sense but I should be thankful I am no longer ill and to go on and live my life and be who ever I want to be. That’s when I realized I want to be a nurse but hadn’t been in college in years and was afraid I would fail. Then I remembered my experience in the sky and knew at that very moment I can do anything I set my mind to and nothing would stop me. So my journey begins with becoming a Registered Nurse. It is deficiently not easy and frankly quiet scary but I am no longer afraid to face this journey ahead and I hope with anyone who reads this will learn the same thing. Remember your amazing just the way you are and you can be anything you set your mind to be and never give up on

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