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My Halo Research Paper

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The Background During the summer before my junior year in high school I broke my neck while on vacation in Outer Banks, NC. I spent the next three months in a cervical halo and three more months after that in a standard C-collar neck brace. My first month back at school was spent in the halo which was interesting because not many people had ever seen one of these braces and did not know the full extent of the hardware. It is a large plastic vest with sheep wool lining the inside; making attending a school with predominantly outdoor hallways in the August heat a very sweaty endeavor. From the vest shot four bars, two in front and two in back, that held a horseshoe shaped bar (the halo) containing 4 screws. At the end of each screw was a fine point that anchored into my skull and stabilized my head/neck. I could not take the halo off and had to bathe, sleep, eat and everything else while wearing the device. Obviously wearing the halo limited my choices of fashion and I resorted to wearing a tank top that I would slip on starting with my feet because it was the most breathable option. It also looked weird if I wore any other shirt. The Incident Normally this would …show more content…

Not surprisingly; most people thought I could remove the device or that the screws were just suction cups holding my head in place. My principal was one of these people. This miscommunication directly affected her positive face. During the conversation my mother was very accommodating and said if she required it, that I would dress according to dress code though it was difficult to dress that way. When my mom explained the situation to her she responded similar to when she was with me. She suppressed the conflict issues by ignoring that she didn’t know what exactly was going on so she could continue the conflict without the embarrassment of being

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