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Physical Therapy: A Short Story
December of 2015 I was faced with one of the hardest things life has ever thrown at me. I blew out my entire knee. I was scared, lost, confused and hurting both physically and mentally. I didn’t see a way out anytime soon. At the time I was told I could no longer play any sports or do anything strenuous for nine months, I was crushed I felt like my entire world just crumbled before me I didn’t know where to go from there or where to even begin so I just took it one day at a time and had faith that the outcome will be better than I could ever imagine. Three months into physical therapy I was beginning to feel hopeless and that things weren’t going to get any better. I went to the doctor for my three month checkup and he told me
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