Week 3

This picture that was taken of me during my very last basketball provincials that I played in. This picture has a lot of meaning to me as it led up to the end of a long 13 years of playing my most favorite sport and the obstacles I had to overcome as well. Back in August of 2013 I had injured my knee leaving me incapable of putting all of my weight onto my left leg. After countless sessions of physiotherapy and visits to the hospital I was advised to stay away from sports until I healed which tore me apart inside because sports are a very important part of my life as a way of relieving stress and being able to have fun. I ended up making the team in my final year of High School but exerted myself too much and was out of action for almost the whole season. After many months of physio I was told that I would need surgery and that my recovery would take months, which meant I would've missed my entire senior year playing sports and especially being able to play at a competitive level. After my surgery I did everything I was told to do and even did the exercises for my physio to recover longer than advised and came back three times faster than what the surgeon had predicted and was able to compete for the remaining two months of the basketball season which I was capable of helping my teammates win a gold medal, a banner, and second place in provincial qualifiers.



This photo was taken during my High Schools Graduation of my closest friends and I. This photo is important to me because it reminds me that these are the guys who had my back or who I could go to if things weren't going well. We wouldn't always refer to ourselves individually we would always call ourselves "da by's". These guys not only helped me things like schoolwork and having someone to hang out with but also helped me stay on my feet after family matters had occurred and especially after the condition I was in prior to surgery and afterwards as well from making sure I was able to get around or wasn't stuck because I was incapable of doing so. They also showed me what true friendship is and how important it is to have bonds with people you may not know for a long time, but know that you still have somebody you can rely on.