Sometimes floating around aimlessly is what you have to do, but not all that wonder are lost!
We all are sailing the same rough waters, floating through the sea wondering what we are doing here. Are we doing things right? If so, why do we still feel stuck. Well, I am here to share my story.
My name is Emma Lewis and I am an ordinary person. I went to school, did my homework, and felt lost, unsure of what I was suppose to do. I was balancing my priorities with what the adults around me were telling me I should do. Little did I know, my life was heading in a direction that no body expected.
Now lets skip a few years ahead. It's 2021, my grandma is sick and grandpa is dealing with a severe case of dementia. They moved from Kalamazoo, Michigan to Laporte, Indiana to be closer to us. It was a tough situation, but me and my family enjoyed being able to visit whenever. These people taught me how to fish, make cookies, and what it meant to enjoy nature.
My grandma sadly passes away leaving everyone shook. This was only the beginning in a sequence of events that would inevitably be the turning point in my life.
In the process of grieving, a few months later, I experienced what I thought was the beginning of the end. A ruptured appendix. I was in and out of the hospital for 4 days before it was discovered. I spent 2 weeks in the hospital fighting for my life as doctors watched as I deteriorated. Had it been caught earlier it would've been an easy fix, but as it was, life threw me a curveball. My dad lost his job for spending time with me in the hospital, he then got into a car accident (not his fault) and broke his car. Insurance wouldn't cover enough to full repair it. We all got covid, and at this time, it felt like the dominoes were just dropping.
This was December, and my appendix wasn't removed until March do to complications. After surgery I spent the next 3 month trying to walk normally, live normally, and pass my senior year of school. During this time my grandpa passed away.
This all happened in the span of several months leaving me to feel like my life was ending. And it was. But not the way I had thought. I was reborn. And now, I'm coming for everything that was taken from me. I am getting my life back.
