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Its true life is not worth wasting even is you feel like killing yourself. And hopefully people don't take others lives just because it makes them cool.
Posted over 2 years ago by Christopher B. from Miami,Fl

Good for you. Things happen for a reason, even sad things. Maybe going on and being a physical therapist or a counselor is what you were meant to do. Bravo....
Posted about 3 years ago by Karen M from WA

Life is not worth wasting

I was riding in the middle of a field on my ATV when it flipped over on me leaving me paralyzed from the chest down. I lay out in the field for a really long time before going to the hospital, helpless. In the rehab center I stayed at, I fell in love with people helping me. I saw first hand the difference they made in people's lives. So now I am going to go to school to be a physical therapist or a counselor. I would like to work with kids, and help them the way that the people at the rehab center helped me.


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