Life Alting Experience : A Life-Altering Experience

On a cold winter, rainy night while driving from one duty station to the next was where my vehicle spun around, flipping, tossing and causing my life to unfold and facing a loss like no other. The turmoil of life hit me hard just from this single tragedy alone. My vehicle was totaled, I loss conscious and was rushed to the hospital. Never expected such an incident to occur so abruptly and rob me of all my self-worth. I’ve became someone, someone incapacitated, not able to function like I normally should.

I just could not believe what happened. My night was going so good, then all of a sudden it turned into a nightmare. The entire ride home I just stared out the window at the pitch black sky. My dad and I never spoke a word the whole time. When we approached the place where I wrecked, I tensed up and closed my eyes. It made me sick to my stomach to see the truck upside down. The next thing I knew we were pulling into my driveway. When I got inside, I hugged my dad and told him I loved him and I was sorry for what happened. I then did what the nurse said and went in the shower. As I stood in the shower with the warm water hitting my face, the accident kept playing over and over in my head. With all of the glass and dirt washed out of my hair, I went to bed. It was beyond relaxing to lay in my bed. I layed there for a few moments,then slowly drifted to

Going up the hill i was fine, but making my way down i looked back to check on my little brother when I lost control of the wheel and slid off the motor scooter. My brother rushed back to my house to get my mother, when she arrived i was unconscious. She called 911, the paramedics noticed that their was something wrong with the way my body was aligned. They cut off my helmet and loaded me onto the stretcher and into the

I was in the hospital for two weeks, always on strong medication, along with nurses constantly coming in to check my vitals. Physical therapists would start to emerge into the picture later on in the first week, slowly progressing me from sitting up on my own to being able to stand up with some support. Roughly a week after the accident, I was given a

The chances of being in a car crash is only 1 in 5,000. I have never been in one, but I have seen them on the sides of the roads. Tragedy is an unavoidable, and no matter the level of effect it has on a person, it is still impactful. I have been lucky enough to never have had to be a bearer of bad news, but I have had an experience that has come close. This essay is about my experience with true tragedy, and sharing my experiences with others.

On September 5th 2016 I got backed into by a car. It was labor day and my best friend Reiley, her brother Wes and I were going to the beach to use sparkles to celebrate labor day and after I was to sleepover their house and go to freshman orientation. This day happened to be Reiley’s dad’s birthday and earlier that morning her great aunt passed away so it was already an eventful day. We drove to the beach and jammed hardcore to irreplaceable by Beyonce. Once we got to the beach we all got out of the car Reiley was driving, Wes was in the back seat and I was in the front seat I playfully hit Wes and then we started walking to the beach Reiley had run ahead because a minivan was backing up leaving Wes and I behind. Nothing was unordinary until

I was getting ready to go to bed and I was so excited because of the new year about to come. I was running to my room hoping to go to bed so the next morning it would be a new year and also my mom told me to go to bed anyway. I got my pajamas on and i dove into my bed, I hit my head on the headboard and It was bleeding really bad. We went straight to the doctor's office and I had to go to a room where you get injuries checked, I laid down, my parents had told the nurse what happened, and then the nurse gave me a shot to numb it, the nurse got her tools and stitched

Motor vehicle travel remains the foremost mode of transportation not only in the United States, but in all countries, which provides a great degree of flexibility. However, for all its advantages, injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death for individuals under the age of 27. As many have witnessed, accidents can arise at any time and occur about every 60 seconds. When operating motor vehicles a person increases the probability of triggering an accident or being involved in one, with that in mind, the worst outcome can take place. Fatalities are a reality and the worst aftermath of an accident, as well as, the most devastating. Fatalities on the highway occur about every 16 minutes, according to

The sudden deceleration blunt force I had to endure upon impact my whole body took a violent jolt sideways and backward I could feel my muscles and ligaments in my body being stretched and twisted beyond my natural limits and even though I was wearing my seat belt , the force of impact slammed my head int the drivers side window. I lost consciousness for a few seconds. Someone called 911 , I can not remember much after that , my head was

When I was on the trauma ward at Hamilton General Hospital I had an encounter with a patient who was in a motor vehicle collision. Although she was in a collision she suffered many physical and psychological issues. The patient was driving on the highway and was hit by a speeding car and suffered a pelvic fracture, brain injury, radial fracture and multiple rib fractures. These many physical issues had affected the care that the patient received on the ward. The

When I got to the hospital, all the doctors rushed to me and started cutting off my coat, for fear that I may have neck injuries so they didn’t want me to move to take my coat off. For the duration of the afternoon, I had many tests ran on my body/brain. Thank goodness, they all came back

My mother was acting like a psycho by repetitively calling my grandma to get a second opinion. Although my mom was a nurse, she feared that she may have been exaggerating my injury just because she was also a scared mother. After meeting my grandma, who was also a nurse, half way to the Emergency Room, she also decided that the hospital was the best option for me. After they both came to the same conclusion, we began to finish our ride to the hospital. I remember being more tired than I had ever experienced; the only thing keeping me awake was my brother panicking to my mother because my eyes were not staying open. She just kept repeating, “Stay up Gaby” in revised ways. Somehow their constant yelling during the car ride there kept me awake until we got to the

Honestly , it was my first time going to the Accident and Emergency department i was scared and worried about what will happen to my wrist and how will my parents react .While my teacher was doing all the registration i sat there in state of shock . It was really a blessing having my best friend by my side comforting me and constantly telling me everything will be alright . I was then called to do some X-RAYS before consulting the doctor . My parents finally came and just right it was my turn to consult the doctor , my mother then went in together with me . The doctor was then examining my X-RAYS that i took before consulting him . My heart was beating very very fast as I am a right hander and i need my right hand to do many things . Finally the doctor spoke , he said that there was no obvious or major fractures shown in my X-RAYS but i have to put an temporary cast on my hand. He then referred me to a specialist at KK Children Bone Specialist to ensure there was no hairline fracture or any small minor fractures .

After this my brother ran me home to my more while telling me not to cry. When my mom first saw me with the blood all over me, she panicked and asked a million questions. To which I gave answers that were muffled by my crying sobs. When we arrived to the hospital they put me to sleep and sure enough when I woke up I had loads of staples in my head. The doctor said if it had been a little more to the back of my head it could have been way more serious. Lucky it wasn’t and I was all good, after this we drove home and had a great

I thought we were going to spin out or that someone from behind would back end us. Luckily My mom took control immediately and we pulled not far from the crash. We were okay, shaken, but okay. I saw a few other cars coming over to the side and try to help, I remember seeing a grey Toyota Corolla pulling over with a woman in a business pants suit rushing out her with a cell phone in her hand. The SUV was completely wrecked and I didn’t know the condition of the driver. I saw a California Highway Patrol Officer who must have seen the whole thing because he was driving down the other side traffic lights blazing, calmly speaking through his radio for backup.