There I was sound asleep dreaming, and not knowing I was in a small coma. As I look back on what happened I realize just how lucky I am to be alive. A boy of eight has a feeling of being indestructible. I on the other hand had the benefit to learn to appreciate life at a young age.
The summer of 1997 was just like any other to me. I hung out with my good friends that I still talk too to this day. We would round up some change from the couch cushions and choose to go to the movies or the public pool. All in all just an average fun summer. One day I woke up in the morning and found myself with a horrible headache. I went into my mother's room and woke her out of bed. I told my mother about my headache and she brushed it off as a small cold. My mother did not realize at the time that most children rarely get headaches at such a young age. When my mother found out how much pain I was in, she took me to bed and made me lay down like any good mother would. Once I was down on the bed......
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