Sitting in my room, in front of the fan because it’s so da… hot, listening to Pandora, and writing. I didn’t imagine I would be doing this, three years ago. I had different plans. I knew I would be writing, I just didn’t think I’d be back home. But you can make all the plans … Continue reading Today I celebrate 3 years of getting a second chance
Author: mariacristinasanfeliu
Here is my diary from 2013. I think the dates are from the days I wrote everything, not necessarily from the day they happened. There are parts in Spanish and if you are reading in english, I'm sorry but I do not want no change anything. Hope you like it! 1/2/13 Yesterday was January first. … Continue reading 2013 was a pretty good year, just look at how it started
Never say this is too hard, I’m tired, I don’t want to try anymore, this is not fair, I quit. All those thoughts ran through my mind once or twice in the past few years, but I never let them stay there. That’s just what they were, random thoughts. The one’s that stuck around and … Continue reading I thought this was only gonna be a once a week thing, but why limit myself?
Here are my last memories from 2012. I still am very proud of all of this as I read it again and I still remember how tired I was after taking just a few steps, but it was all worth it. 12/11/12 So from what people tell me I’m getting better very soon. They say … Continue reading All this made me who I am today and just like I didn’t quit then, I wont quit now
This morning I saw on CNN they were covering the story of a man who was ran over by policemen. They were asking the question of whether this was the right thing for the officer to do, or not. I was horrified that people where even asking this question, but I decided not to jump … Continue reading No, it was not the right thing to do
15 days after the accident, was my 22nd birthday. I was not able to celebrate my birthday, but my family and friends were all there with me. They brought chocolate birthday cake with green frosting to the hospital. I love chocolate and my favorite color is green. I love that they did that, even though … Continue reading My green birthday
I got back home to Puerto Rico at the end of September, 2012. I spent those first few months seeing doctors, finding therapies, and seeing family and friends. I also began writing everything down, and kept doing this for over a year. Here is the beginning of my story when I came back home. 12/9/2012 … Continue reading My Story
After I woke up from the coma, I was taken to a rehab center. When I left the rehab I couldn't return home to Puerto Rico until I got surgery in my cranium again, so we went to my aunt's house in New Jersey. While I was in New Jersey I started writing everyday so … Continue reading First memories of 2012
I keep thinking I can’t do this; nobody will read this, but then I see so many other things get published, why can’t I get published? Why can’t I tell my story? I studied writing. I’ve written for newspapers and magazines, of course this was in high school and college but who cares? I got … Continue reading It’s my turn to tell my story
