Hi my name's Holly, and this is my story.
A couple months ago I got into a skiing accident and messed my knee up pretty badly. I have already had one surgery and will be getting another one very soon. I play a lot of sports including soccer, hockey, softball and I ski. In the moment of the accident I knew something bad had happened but didn'tknow just how bad until later.. I learned soon after that I would be out of sports for the next 6 months and I'd be on crutches for quite a while. I instantly started crying when I found this out because hockey is my passion and to not be able to play it is one of the worst things I have even had to deal with. It was also right before my hockey team was going to states. It just so happened that the weekend of states was the same time I got my first surgery and I wouldn't be able to see my team even play. The day after surgery I got home I came home to a basket of gifts from my hockey team whom I had only started playing with this year. I felt soo loved and managed through the pain the next day to go see them win states. When they won the game a wave of happiness filled me and they made a point to come over and make sure I was in the pictures with them. I was however also very sad because this ment they were going to California for Nationals within a few weeks and I wouldn't be able to go. I still am very upset by this but I am more proud to be able to say that I have has the privilage to play with a very talented group of young ladies. I am soo blessed they accepted me on to their team and as a friend. Dispite not being able to play in Nationals for hockey I also will not be able to play softball this year. Last softball season I was awarded First Team All Northern as a Freshman which is very rare and hard to do. I'm not trying to brag or anything but I am a pretty decent softball player and a big part of the team. I also don't know if I will be able to play soccer this coming year which sucks because I've sat the bench the last two years with my coach promising me that this year and my senior year I'll be the starting goalie; I might not be able to do that now. In short I went from being an All-Star athlete to being bed-ridden in a matter of seconds. So, in one moment of my own stupidity, I learned a lesson; no matter how much you think you are indistructable, YOU ARE NOT. It is ok to push your limits but bear in mind that this may come with consequences. In these last couple months, even though they have been hard for me, I have also learned many things. I've learned the value of BEING PATIENTwith others, and yourself. I've learned to accept help more: even if you want to be independent you have to accept halp when you need it. I've also learned to NEVER GIVE UP HOPE and to work for your well-being. I have learned many more lessons but the biggest one I think I have learned is that NO MATTER HOW BAD YOUR LIFE IS, ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL OF WHAT YOU HAVE and DON'T DWELL ON WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE. I have temporarily lost my ability to play sports let alone walk but I think about the things I can do and I am grateful that I can someday do these things again. My point of this quote is to share my story and hopefully inspire some of you to be grateful of what you have and be considerate of what others are going through in life. If you are still reading this thank you and you're perfect just the way you are <3
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