10 Years
I've been wanting to write this post since November, but about that time I put up an item on my etsy store and got overwhelmed with orders. I've finally found a moment to sit down and write this (despite having about 3 quilts I still need to make), so here it is. November 17th marked 10 years. Ten years since I almost died. Not "almost got hit by a bus" almost died, but "lost half my blood volume and needed emergency surgery" almost died. I was in my first semester of college and one day on my way to my Intro to Engineering class I had a sharp pain that caused me to double over. I called my mom and let her know that I had the pain, but I was still going to class. I went to class, and then I went my chemistry lab. I informed my TA that I probably had an appendicitis, so if I doubled over in pain or collapsed, they should call an ambulance. But I really wanted to be there and to complete my lab. After chem lab I walked back to my dor...