When that photo was taken, 3 years ago, my family says I weighed like 90 pounds. I am skinny, but I never thought I would get that skinny. I had never looked like that. That was and is not me.
My mom still gets sad when she just thinks about this. I got that way after being fed through tubes for more than a month. When I could eat, it took forever.
My mother still gets really sad when she thinks about it, or sees pictures. When I showed her this one, she asked if I remember this. I do remember a little. I know we were at an aquarium. I remember when they took this picture and I know my brother, my cousins, my aunt and my mom were there. That’s pretty much it.
I look at now and it’s shocking to see me like that. I’m not sad because I overcame that. I started eating again and got back to a normal, healthy weight. But I don’t want to look that helpless and malnourished again.
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I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write.
I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer.
I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book.
Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.
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