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Madison6499
Well.. I was only 13 years old. I've been a gymnast since I was only 2 years old. I was great and had soo much potential. Olympic potential. However, around September I had back pain. I didn't tell anyone because I thought they would...
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Written on May 5th, 2013
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robertheath85
on march 9th me and my wife went to vero beach with some friends drank some beer and pretty much got wasted when we got home we where still arguing so i decided to take my car keys no-one couldnt stop me if they wanted to so i...
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Written on August 9th, 2012
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greenumbrella
Six years ago, I fell off a horse and broke my back. Its hard to put into words just how much it changes you. Very few people you meet in your life have broken their backs, and when you tell people, most expect you to be paraplegic - in...
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Written on August 3rd, 2012
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Cloudstriffe
So, I had this notion while I was doing this "park-our" that I'd go atop an unsupported glass structure, well you see when weight is more then what the pane that I was can handle that equals a 15 foot drop. I spent the next few weeks...
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Written on January 17th, 2012
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sophiie78
i was on a night out one night in stratford and i went back to my friends house after to stay at hers because i had forgot my keys and she had a hole in her bathroom floor that i didnt know about and as i was walking out the bathroom my...
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Written on November 24th, 2011
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Keriwashere
It was a beautiful fall day in October... anyway... I was going for a quad ride with my fiancé and his dad, my sister and her boyfriend and one other guy we were friends with. My fiancé Clinton and my sisters boyfriend Ryan and our...
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Written on September 26th, 2011
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grammy2
December 2 2010 I was driving home from work and got hit by a big rig. MY LIFE CHANGED FOREVER IN THAT BRIEF SECOND. I have had three surgeries and the last surgery was nine hours long. I had bone fragments pushing up against my...
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Written on September 11th, 2011
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grammy2
December 2 2010 I was driving home from work and got hit by a big rig. MY LIFE CHANGED FOREVER IN THAT BRIEF SECOND. I have had three surgeries and the last surgery was nine hours long. I had bone fragments pushing up against my...
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Written on September 11th, 2011
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nicolehiltonhack
(So, this is all I have of my experience written down. So much more happened.)
Nicole Hack—Creative Writing—1/18/2010—Assignment #2
I didn’t cry when I hit the ground, though the impact was like a split-second chain reaction up...
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Written on September 2nd, 2011
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Bexka
I was sledding just before Christmas this year when I went down a super steep hill. Who knew there were bumps at the bottom. I hit the first one and smashed into the front side of the second one, resulting in a burst fracture to my L1...
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Written on January 1st, 2011
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noisycricket
Jun 06, burst my L1 in a car wreck, do have paralysis from the waist down but ONLY in the back, I have hyper sensitivity in the the front ( making up for the lack of sensation) I am lucky to be alive let alone with my walking ability...
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Written on August 4th, 2010
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Carrie1010
It was 3 months ago to the day, I woke up just a normal monday morning day and left the house for work. I am a welder.
I had an strange feeling and didnt want to go to work that day but did anyways ( hate missing work or anything...
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Written on August 4th, 2009
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roxiefoxx
This is actually an old post, dated April 7, 2005 x-posted in my Livejournal. It goes a little something like this....
yesterday was the beginning of an interesting range of emotions. at my riding lessons yesterday, it was the...
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Written on April 9th, 2008
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