My Journey

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My journey began when I was 14. I went on a 3 mile run the morning I started having symptoms. I was standing stationary after my run at my parents house when I got an excruciating pain in my back all of a sudden. It quickly subsided but I was walking with a limp and couldn’t help it. The next day, this pain returned but was intensified a thousand times. I arched my back, felt like I was getting hit by lightening, and fell to the floor. I was now paralyzed from my belly button to my toes. It too. About 24 hours for any doctor to take me seriously, during that time I was unable to urinate and my bladder almost burst. I finally received treatment hand have regained most of my mobility! I now walk with minimal assistance (leg braces) and work as an emergency room nurse. I am currently working towards my masters and will be a nurse practitioner soon!