At first I felt weird and different and had a hard time with teaching myself how to walk again.
My mom watched over me with tears in her eyes as I began to learn how to do everything with this new leg. My doctors and Parents were very encouraging and always they’re for me.
One thing I hated the most was when people would point and stare at me. “Mom look at that girl. What’s wrong with her leg” said someone. But soon it didn’t matter to me when someone would point at me and stare because I finally understood. People are just curious and wonder about things they have never seen. As I stared to learn and understand better of what had happen to me things got a lot easier and my worries went away.
Now at the age of seventeen there has been nine years that has gone buy. Nine years of having a prosthetic leg. Things may get harder and harder for me but that will never stop me from doing the things I want to do. I feel like the accident made me even stronger than before. If I could go back and change everything that had happen to me I wouldn’t do it because I’ve experience so much.
Now because of my experience I want to help others like me. I want to be there for someone else who was like me to tell them that everything will be alright that they are no different than anyone else. My accident was a big event in my life. It made me who I am today.