According to a post on Facebook from a friend of mine six years ago today I was able to hang on for six hours without a respirator while I was in the hospital, still in coma. That small piece of news brought so much hope to so many people around me and I think, even though I wasn’t awake, I was probably having a party if any part of my mind knew what was going on. I was getting out of there soon!
Later my aunt commented that it was actually almost 25 hours so it was a whole day without a respirator. This was just a few weeks before officially waking up and recognizing what was going on so I was almost there, I just needed a little more time to rest until I faced the tragedy that I was facing.
As I saw that post on Facebook today, I couldn’t help but feel happy and proud of myself, seeing all the progress I made from the very beginning. It was not even a month after the accident but things were already looking like they would be getting better.
It’s hard to believe how much we take something as simple as breathing for granted, because we don’t think we will ever have trouble doing it, until we do.
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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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