Personal Narrative: My Varsity Basketball Team
I was the first freshman to make the varsity basketball team in six years. My freshman year season was excellent I helped my team reach the semifinals but we ended up losing that game. Sophomore year came around and the season was just a few months away I had got better and mentally ready for the school year and the season but overnight all of that would change. In late October had just got home from the gym playing basketball with my friends my day was going marvelous it was late at night and I had school the next day but I kept rolling and turning in bed just didn’t feel right. Then at one point having a quick second of me gasping for air. So I went to my parents room and my mom was in fear that my entire face was swollen. She told me to
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So some time had passed, and I was missing a lot of school because I was staying in the hospital during these times really felt useless and couldn’t do much of anything about it. Every week my heart was giving out on me felt as when you ball your fist up and your nails stab your skin. I hated going to school because all eyes were on me and I didn’t like the feel of that. I’m Sitting in my English class and we were reading “ To Kill a mocking bird” it was my turn to read and I felt my heart in my chest just stop and I hit the ground. Everything happened so quick; this one was the worst of them all. When I regained consciousness I had a automated external defibrillator attached to my chest my school nurse then started to give chest to chest compressions. Basketball season was going on at this time I was on the team but could hardly ever play because of everything that was happening with me at the time. My sophomore year ended for me early which was dreadful. It’s my senior year now and I’m healthy and have more motivation than I ever had I’ve learned that their is nothing to big that can stop you. Taking AP classes this year and even when I’m tired and still have work to do I just stop and remember the times that I couldn’t do my work because of always being in the hospital. Life through my eye’s is different i'm thankful for every second I
So some time had passed, and I was missing a lot of school because I was staying in the hospital during these times really felt useless and couldn’t do much of anything about it. Every week my heart was giving out on me felt as when you ball your fist up and your nails stab your skin. I hated going to school because all eyes were on me and I didn’t like the feel of that. I’m Sitting in my English class and we were reading “ To Kill a mocking bird” it was my turn to read and I felt my heart in my chest just stop and I hit the ground. Everything happened so quick; this one was the worst of them all. When I regained consciousness I had a automated external defibrillator attached to my chest my school nurse then started to give chest to chest compressions. Basketball season was going on at this time I was on the team but could hardly ever play because of everything that was happening with me at the time. My sophomore year ended for me early which was dreadful. It’s my senior year now and I’m healthy and have more motivation than I ever had I’ve learned that their is nothing to big that can stop you. Taking AP classes this year and even when I’m tired and still have work to do I just stop and remember the times that I couldn’t do my work because of always being in the hospital. Life through my eye’s is different i'm thankful for every second I