When I was in 11th grade my English teacher asked us to right an symbolic essay, and if we chose to we could share it with the class. I do not remember exactly how I began the essay or anything of that nature. But I do remember that I wrote it about the scars I have. So now I am going to attempt to re-write that essay for you and your enjoyment.
This essay is not in anyway gory, it is about how my scars represent me.
I was born in May of 1984 with a condition called Cerebral Palsy. I am unable to walk due to the fact that I have severly tight muscles in my lower extremeties. The muscles just have too much tone in them which makes them weak and therefore makes it very difficult for me to stand. Also, as a result of the Cerebral Palsy as I was growing as a child my pelvic bones would pop out of socket and grow straight instead of in socket as they should. Because of this my hips had to be surgically put back into place. This has been done a total of 3 times. Once on both and two more times on the right side. Two of the scars I have are because of this procedure. The other 4 are from having tendons clipped inside the muscles in my legs. So, in all I have six scars on my legs. I know most people think "eww" when they think of scars. I don't. My scars are a part of me and they always will be. They are a part of who I am. I will admit to thinking that they may be a turn off to those of the opposite sex, but I have to look past that and realize that if they accept me then the scars will not matter. Each time I had surgery I was in a body cast for three months and had intense physical therapy following.
I look at my scars as my own "tattoos" in a way. Many people get a tattoo to remind them of someone or something that is special to them. My scars remind me of what I have had to go through to get where I am today in life. The road wasn't easy and it sure wasn't pain free. But going through all the physical pain that I have been through has made me a very strong person. And helped me develop a positive outlook on life. Cause I can look at my scars and think about how strong I was to under go that surgery and the intense therapy afterwards, and remember that I always had a smile on my face cause I knew it would be okay!
This didn't turn out exactly how I had planned, but you get the idea!
