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Personal Narrative: My Recovery

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Right after the start of my junior year, I found out that a former teammate that I played ice hockey with for years had been in a car accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury. The damage was so severe that he had to relearn the basic functions of speaking, walking, and swallowing. While at Shepherd Center undergoing rehabilitation, he was able to have visitors. Picturing myself in his shoes, I would want my friends to be part of my recovery. Walking in I really didn’t know what to expect, but I certainly wasn’t ready for what was waiting for me. This was someone my own age, whom I shared childhood memories with, and I couldn’t do anything in that moment to help them. Not even being able to carry on a conversation with a friend you’d

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