Essay On Life Changing Moments

I woke up thinking it would be a regular day. Because, well, isn’t that how it usually goes? Life changing moments. There are certain events that occur in life that forever change us. They help mold us into who we are and sometimes set the stage for the choices we make in the years to come. It’s in these moments we’re forced to grow up. For me, it was a car accident that occurred approximately one year ago from today. Celebrating my sons 5th birthday, I spent the entire weekend at the most magical place on Earth, Disney world. Although exhausted, the night of my return, my boyfriend and I decided to go out with a few friends to a place we had never been. But just a couple of hours into catching up with our group and it was time for us to head home. Still, there was nothing particularly different about the drive home that night. We sat in the car listening to music, talking, both of us in cheerful spirits .But as I sat in the passenger seat I noticed that it wasn’t the way home after all. That is when it happened. Wrong place, wrong time. I lost consciousness right on impact. I must have only been out for a bit because when I came to

I could barely speak and of all my meals were to be through a straw. The first week in, I became one with the couch and ended up with some pretty killer bed sores. I refused to eat and my diet consisted of heavy pain killers and the water I used to consume them. Eventually, I was forced by loved ones to finally get some food in my system. Although, by food I’m referring to bottles of meal replacement beverages. Two weeks later and I finally felt like maybe the original shock of it all was over. I forced myself to try to accept it and just did what I could to nourish my body. I began making shakes and diluting soups and mashed potatoes. But anything I drank had to fit through the gaps of my teeth. This left little to no room for practically