Genevieve Carrasco

My ambitious personality was not always as driven as this. I believe everyone has a story about where they came from and how it brought them to where they are today. I would like to take the time to tell you my story, and how it changed my life forever. On August 9th, 2012, my brother and I survived a head on collision car accident. We were driving home from a family friends home that day. While driving I remember taking a glance at my brother resting on the passenger seat about to fall asleep while listening to music. When I glance back forward to the road, the last few seconds I could recall were seeing headlights heading right towards us in our lane. My brother was only 11 years old at the time, while I was 18 years old. We both suffered big injuries that will later leave us with arthritis as we grow older. My brother suffered a broken right femur bone and had to stay in the hospital to undergo surgery. As for myself, I fractured my right femur bone ( 23 stitches), broke my right metatarsal bones (toes) on my right foot, broke my left toe, and had a fractured right wrist. This event was the hardest thing me and my family had to ever overcome.

 

I was heading to my senior year of high school, and basically I missed everything there was to enjoy about your last year of being a high school senior. I was track runner, competitive swimmer, on my high school show choir team, and my Spanish/ fashion club. After my car accident,  all of these hobbies I enjoyed went away. I started to slowly loose myself. I began to have depression and didn't know how to control my emotions or where my life would end up.