February of 2012, five years ago on a charming sunny day. It was a normal day in the Postma household, my parents decided to go experience skating, after my father came home from work. As he pulled in the driveway my brothers loaded up the skates, and we were off for the enjoyment of the afternoon skating. My father decided to go skating at a hockey arena close to my grandparent's old house, God knew what he was doing when my dad chose to go to that spot because, little did we know my dad was going to get terribly hurt.
When we arrived, our excitement levels were though the rough. The skates were on and we were off. As we were skating dad was trying to learn how to do the hockey stop. Just before we were leaving dad was
My stomach dropped when I saw him lying on the ice helpless and weak, because daddy is always the one helping us up when we fall. The staff at the arena came and called for the ambiance, as well as helping him to the bench to get his skates off. My mother seemed so calm, but I know inside she was frequenting out. Thankfully, my grandparent’s old house was two minutes away, so my grandpa came and got us kids so my mother could stay with my dad.
He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, my mom had to drive behind the ambulance because, she wasn’t allowed to ride with him. When he was in the hospital he couldn’t even remember what he was doing there. Moreover, the doctors found out he had a terrible concussion as well as a broken arm. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury, some have even died from them, and we were so grateful everything was kind of ok.
When dad was able to come home from the hospital for the first time, looking at him was kind of nerve racking because, he had a big blue cast on his arm and a black eye, but what was the worst was the concussion and we couldn’t see it. Our household had to try to be quiet for a long
A concussion is defined as temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head or a violent shock from a heavy blow. The force transmitted to the head causes the brain to hit the skull, which causes the brain to swell. The symptoms of a concussion can appear immediately after contact or they may subtle and may not appear right away. The symptoms of a concussion can vary in length. There are many different symptoms to a concussion: "Common symptoms after a concussive traumatic brain injury are headache, loss of memory (amnesia) and confusion" (Mayo). Other symptoms that may be involved with a concussion include loss of consciousness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, slurred speech, and fatigue. There are also symptoms that may not occur immediately, but may be delayed hours or days after. These symptoms include difficulty concentrating, sensitivity to light, and sleep disturbances. An athlete should ...
time. It was just a few friends and myself down at the park shooting hoops. I
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Anyone that knows me; know I am a true Disney fan! So when the opportunity presented itself I was excited! My first experience of Disney on Ice was the best! The event started right when I walked through the doors. Disney on Ice wasn’t a normal show or play! It was something that you’ll remember for the rest of your life. When we arrived, we were greeted with bright colors and show pictures. You know the saying “you had me at the hello”. That was literally what happened entering the arena. From the booths were you could get your face painted. Other booths were you can dress like your favorite princess or character. Elsa, Anna, and Disney princesses’ gowns were all over the place. They had Olaf faces, mickey mouse ears, Sven the reindeer antlers:
The nature disaster that can remember was an ice storm in January 1997. I just had my son one week before the ice storm. The ice storm lasted for about a week. There was ice all over the power line which cause lights to be out all over the city. The lights were off at my home for a week and we had a gas heater in our restroom. The heater kept one room in our home warm as if the central unit was working. I was overwhelmed because I just had a new born son with no heat or hot water for a week. I would place my son can milk on the bathroom counter to keep it at room temperature.
The ice-skating scene begins with Sethe, Denver, and Beloved heading out to the pond for a day of skating and entertainment. Since there is only one set of skates and one extra one, Beloved, the spoiled child, wore the pair, and Denver wore one skate, while gliding over the treacherous ice. Sethe wore her shoes and thought they would hold her up. The three women skated, "holding hands, bracing each other, and swirling over the ice" (Morrison 174). In this quote, Morrison describes the family bond that is present for the first time in the novel. This connection between Sethe, Denver, and Beloved is evident when the willingness to embrace one another in their arms is a natural reaction that occurs. The three women seem to be helping each other stay upright on the ice, yet with every tumble it delighted them even more. They all screamed with laughter as they skated over the slippery ice. Holding hands, "making a circle or a line, the three of them could not stay upright for one whole...
concussion, they will have to take a series of tests that can be given at the place of the injury by a
I cried in my room for hours wishing my dad would not go, a whole month without him seemed like the end of the world. I would have no one to play hockey with, no one to tuck me in at night and no one to eat donuts with every Friday. My dad tried to console me but I was too angry to listen to him, I suddenly hated my grandpa for causing my dad to leave me alone. At the airport my dad gave me a long hug and told me to be brave since I was now “the man of the house,” (even though I am a girl), I had to take care of my mom. Promptly this made me suck in my tears and stop acting like a “loser.” It was hard repressing my feelings, seeing my dad leave made my eyes tear severely but I held them back, the man of the house does not cry. Time went by faster when I was at school, I had less time to miss my dad. About two weeks later, my mom got a call from India, my grandpa had died. My mom broke down crying, she slammed the phone across the room into the wall. I felt scared to appr...
My father's eyes opened, and he called out for my sister Kelly and I to come to him. In a very serious and sad voice, he told us that he was very sick, and he was going to the Fort Wayne hospital. My mother told Kelly and I to help her pack some things for him, because he was going to be leaving soon. We helped her pack, keeping quiet because we did not want to interrupt the silence that had taken over the room.
were in was. We picked up my two younger brothers and rushed to my God Mothers
grandparents’ house. They have cared for me like no one else could and I am very
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Then my dad rang my sister and organised for us to be picked up at the
It’s a cold night. I hear the soft crunching noises of my boots as I walk through the freshly fallen snow and up the steps. My key unlocks the door. I go inside, but I am not home. Life is strange. Most of us don’t really live in our lives, we live in our future lives. It could be in a dream, a financial plan, a child’s future, a partner, tonight’s dinner. Our perspective is towards the future, not the present. We live in the foreshadowed footprints of our future selves. It’s not wrong. Maybe it’s just part of who we are. Maybe it’s supposed to be this way.