I walked into the hospital covering my face, blood all over my hands. I was afraid to show anyone the gash on the side of my face. When my mother and I were able to check into a room, the nurse began to examine the whole left section of my face nearly immediately, almost as if she was expecting me. Watching her fingers poke into a deep gash like it was a toddler examining an ant was almost overwhelming with amazement. The physician’s assistant stepped in for the nurse, …show more content…
I was addled by the lengthy words and detailed pictures. I’d bring the book to my mom’s office at the hospital, and whenever a doctor came to ask her a question, I’d ask them the questions that appeared when I’d read. I hated reading, but the book helped me learn about things I wanted to be able to perform when I was older, I wanted to be a doctor. What I didn’t grasp when I was young, was that I didn’t want to look at tendons, cut skin open, or poke at a brain, I wanted to be the person who was able to save lives. I want to be a hero, but what I’ve thought for so long to be one was excessive, when I’m surrounded by the heroes that are most