HEALTH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE!

Elena Pankova, 8 Form.

Health is the most important thing for everybody. But our life is difficult and it is full of sudden events, so if you get into trouble and your health is not good, life is not finished. You can work to make your health normal. It may be very difficult to achieve, but there are NO impossible things in life. Here is my example.

I study in 8th Form. In January 2002, I slipped and fell, and it turned out I injured my spine. I have to stay at home, and I cannot go back to school till September. For the first two months I had to lie in bed, I couldn’t stand or walk. I know I won’t be able to sit for half a year. Yet I must study, because I have exams at the end of the school year, in June. If I don’t study, I may have to stay in the same grade for another year, and I don’t want to do that. I want to finish school with my own class!

I live quite far from school, one has to wait for a bus to get to my place. It is very hard in winter. Not every teacher agreed to visit me at home to help me with my studies. I could talk with my classmates and some teachers on the phone, but it is not the same as communicating face to face. I didn’t know what to do and I was very sad.

Then my friends came to visit me. My mother helped me a lot. My homeroom teacher came every other week, and my teacher of English came quite often too. My mother told me she loved me, my teachers kept telling me I must be strong.

In two months time we went to the doctor. He said that I must do special gymnastics to help me sit up; he also ordered massage sessions for me. It takes a lot of time but I do my exercises and massage regularly. My friends tell me about their lessons and their homework, I learn all the subjects, so I feel normal.

When I look at my own photos taken in several interesting places, or even at the local zoo, or on the beach, I realize that I never thought about the value of life. I took it for granted that I could walk, run, swim, go places. Yet I am determined to get back to normal.

You see, no matter how difficult your situation may be, you have to keep yourself in hand. If you like your life and family, you must try to do your best.

You can find a way out from every difficult situation. But it may take a lot of time, so here is my advice to everyone:

BE CAREFUL!