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16/M/Bristol, United Kingdom
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Hi all.
Well the good news is that the swimming competition I went to last weekend went well. I was lucky enough to get one bronze medal, two silvers and a gold from the four events I competed in.
I took part in the fifty and one hundred metre breast-stroke, the fifty metre back-stroke and the fifty metre free-style events. I was very nervous in the build-up to the events, especially the first one I took part in, though less so for the others.
The competition was divided in to teams representing each region of the UK, so I swam for the south-west of England. The duration of the competition was two days, and I didn't hear which team won, though I think it was the north-west team, as apparently they have a lot of good swimmers.
That competition took place up in Sheffield in the north of England, and today I went back there again with my parents who were there last week as well. But this time it was to see my aunt in hospital, because she was hit by a car earlier this week.
We don't know whether she'll be ok, and neither do the nurses and doctors we talked to. She's lucky to be alive though, we know that, because the car that hit her was going at forty miles per hour. It wasn't driving dangerously though; it seems likeshe was on her mobile phone and stepped in to the road while talking to someone. She must have been distracted because of being on the phone.
When I heard about what had happened to her, it was a bit strange because I didn't feel sad. If I had been told she'd died I would have, but as it is she hasn't, she's under sedation, to keep her brain less active in order to allow it to recover. The fact of this meant that I didn't cry.
My grandad died last year and I was extremely sad about that. He died around about this time last year actually, just a couple of weeks before. His funeral was a year yesterday. I guess because of having had to deal with losing him I was better prepared to cope with the news of my aunt's accident. I just carried on as normal for the rest of last week. I kept busy, and that always helps you cope with things like this. It's how I managed last year.
My parents said that it was terrrible seeing my aunt how she is now, because she is very still due to being under sedation and bruised. I went to her bedside with my dad, and he was upset about how she looked, so I think I would have cried as well if I could see her. I did feel more sad than I had and depressed.It's a hard time for me and my family. But I know if I carry on with life normally then I'll be ok.
I'll write again soon folks. | |
garfunkel
my beautiful rescue
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38136 points | w00t for the swimming and  for your aunt, sorry to hear about that hope everything turns out alright |
twiztidangel
Kind of a Big Deal
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30901 points | wow im awfully sorry to hear about your aunt it sucks losing someone you love.
congrats on your medals though! that must have been so exciting  |
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