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Kayleigh’s Story

by admin | Jun 2, 2017 | Post, User Submitted | 0 comments

I have battled more at the age of 25 than most humans do in a lifetime. Take a moment to think of the most dreadfully painful experience you have had – I can empathize with you. In my life, I have overcome two near death experiences. One at the age of 11 which left me in a coma, the other at 21 where I was fighting against a collapsed lung and losing a lot of blood. My suffering has not only been painful physically but mentally.

Here is my story:

At 11 years old I was active, energetic, and loving life. At 11 I was also struck with a falling basketball backboard, becoming immediately unconscious and put into a medically induced coma. Beating the odds, I was able to come out of the coma. Although, the rest of my childhood would never be the same. Following this event, I was constantly in speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy and tutoring year around. I recognized that I was different from… [Read Full Feature Here]

*Article originally published on www.adaa.org by Kayleigh Ballantyne

 

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