Sellers1 Samantha Sellers Mr.

Molinet 2 December 2013 Autobiography Senior Write Confused and Concussed n the afternoon of !uly 22nd" # s$ore up and do$n my senior year $as ruined. An early morning color guard practice turned a four hour trip to the emergency room. %arlier this summer # spent much of my time in Deaconess emergency room at medical camp" ho$e&er this time $as different. # $as no longer in a blue lab coat but rather s$eat stained practice clothes. 'his time around # $as the patient. (ittle did # )no$ # had much more coming my $ay. Wal)ing into the emergency room" # $as e*pected to remember my o$n name" birthday" and social security number. My first failure of a tortuous four months happened here. (uc)ily # could remember my o$n name. +o$e&er # could not remember my uni,ue social security number" let alone my correct birthday. 'he triage nurse then proceeded to tell me # completely failed an eye test and $as legally blind in my right eye. -e*t thing # )ne$ # $as being e*amined" po)ed and prodded" and sent through C' scanners. After $aiting four hours for some pain medicine of $hich # $as in dire need of" # $as released from the hospital. 'he follo$ing day # returned bac) for a follo$ up appointment. # met my doctor for the first time" and soon she $ould become a close friend. .pon arri&ing" # $as feeling all sorts of pains and aches. # felt as if the floor belo$ me $as a giant carousel. My stomach $as ready to come up $hile my s)ull felt li)e it $as going to bust in half. Some$here along the $ay" # ran straight into a $all. /y this point" the nurses escorted me to my room. After demonic tests gi&en from my doctor" she e*plained to me # had a se&ere

Sellers2 concussion. # )ne$ e*actly $hat this meant as earlier that summer # sat through a three hour lecture about them. # $as gi&en strict guidelines on $hat # could and couldn0t do. A more humorous one included $earing sunglass inside" $hich # sei1ed at e&ery chance # could. 'he couldn0t ho$e&er spilled out into a giant list. What de&astated me the most $as no colorguard and no school. At this moment" my throat felt as if it $as closing. My senior year $as deemed ruined. +o$e&er as the summer passed on" # slo$ly reco&ered. After three $ee)s of staring at my ceiling $ithout a phone or tele&ision to )eep my attention" # regained my eyesight bac) for $hich # $as incredibly grateful. %&entually # didn0t ha&e to $ear sunglass in Walmart or $orry about thro$ing up because of a re&ol&ing floor. My planned summer trips to #. and #ndianapolis $ere luc)ily still able to be tra&eled. %ach moment # got out of the house $as a blessing for it made me not go completely cra1y. What # did not e*pect $as ho$ incredible hard school $as going to be. # $as blessed to be able to attend my first day of senior year. +o$e&er" # did not e*pect to come home crying e&eryday out of pain. n top of the pain" my memory still slipped out of grasp. 'his pro&ed

e&er true in Calculus for $hich # couldn0t for the life of me remember ho$ to do limits. #t $ould ta)e me thirty minutes to read a page in my history te*tboo)" only to $a)e up $ith slobber on my face from passing out. #ronically" it $as the section o&er /ill Clinton0s 2residency. %motionally # $as a $rec) through this process. # $as scared of failing my classes due to barely being able to stay a$a)e. # $as spending my last marching band season standing on the sideline. # found myself listening to a lot of /eatles" especially 3(et #t /e.4 #t seemed to calm my mind long enough to ease the turmoil going on around me. 5our months later # am finally cleared. # could $al) in a straight line and pass both my eye and neurological e*am. My memory still escapes me e&ery no$ and then from damage

Sellers3 #0m told probably $on0t heal. #f this $hole ordeal taught me anything ho$e&er" #0m a lot tougher than # thin). # $ent from confused and concussed to strong and independent. # $ent from failing in e&erything # did and tried to slo$ly regaining my independence bac). # no longer need help getting out of bed" do$n stairs" or reading. 'he days of being dependent on &arious large dosages of o&er6the6counter medications and prescriptions is gone. (oo)ing bac)" #0m grateful for this e*perience. &erall" it pro&ed # could face ad&ersity and triumph o&er it.