If Someone Told Me A Year Ago That I Would Have Brain...

If someone told me a year ago that I would have brain surgery, I would not believe them. I use to believe that bad things like that did not happen to me. Nonetheless, the inevitable happened to me. My life before brain surgery was great. My grades were decent, for once, which meant I had my car back. I was getting better at volleyball and becoming more confident in the sport. My home life was perfect and so was the relationship with my boyfriend. Life seemed to be going my way for once until March 15, 2015. Everything happens for a reason, even though I did not know it right away or even after a long time, I finally saw why it needed to happen. It all started with a headache on March 15. It felt like a normal headache that was very easy†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Can you feel that?,† she asked. I weakly said, â€Å"No.† She then excused herself and ordered a ct scan to check my brain. During the ct scan I could not move my left side of my body at all. Only a co uple minutes after the scan was done I was immediately sent to the emergency room. I did not think anything was really that serious but my mother already knew this meant bad news. I kept crying in the emergency room about how I could not feel my left leg or arm and how my head was still hurting me. The nurses had to wait for the MRI scan to open. They kept asking my pain level, to which I always answered with a seven. I believed that a level ten should only be used if I was on the verge of death. I was naive at the time because I really was about to die. After the MRI scan I started to become numb to the pain. I also I started to go in and out of consciousness. One moment I remember my mom holding my hand and rubbing it. The next was a nurse coming in and saying that there was a lot of blood in my brain. I asked my mother if I was going to die, to which she only replied silently, â€Å"I do not know.† The next time I gain consciousness I am in in a different room. It was more like a hotel room than a hospital room. This is around the time when my other family members came to see me. I did not know it at the time, but according to them I only wanted two things; apple juice and my boyfriend. I lose consciousness again and I am in a newShow MoreRelatedStatement of Purpose to Become an Opthamologist917 Words   |  4 Pageschild, I have always wanted to follow my mothers footsteps into being in the medical field. Seeing how proud and hardworking my mother was really triggered me into wanting to be a surgeon. As a child, my dad would take me to Moses Cone hospital and allow me to watch my mother treat patients and help them. Watching my mother provide excellent service to patients was an honor for me. However, what really triggered me into wanting to be a surgeon, was the death of my first cousin. 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