After I woke up from that accident, I lost a lot of weight because I wasn’t eating. I couldn’t eat; I was in a coma. When I woke up, I still couldn’t eat because I couldn’t really swallow the food.
During the coma and a little bit afterwards I had tubes feeding me. I still have a scar in my stomach from where I was fed. After that was taken out and I could eat food, it was really difficult chewing and swallowing. I started drinking nutritional shakes, which I was kinda getting addicted to, but once I started eating more I stopped drinking them
It took me a really long time to start eating solid food. It was hard, I couldn’t eat anything because it was just too difficult for me.
Finally, in September 2012, I started eating a little bit more; but I still didn’t feel hungry. I was not hungry because my body got used to not eating too much. Then one day,
It was such a great moment for me; I had to share it on Facebook. That is when I started to gain back all the weight I had lost. I should always remember that time when I lost too much weight and when I couldn’t eat, every time a start feeling I gained a little weight.
I cannot complain about being able to eat. Not eating is no fun. I missed chocolate, hamburgers, rice, chicken; pretty much everything.
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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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I remember when we went to El Hamburger for the first time after the accident . Happy Moment
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That was a very happy moment!! Not easy, but I was very happy.
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