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Have you had a traumatic experience? If so how has that changed you or made the way you view things differently.

I have a sister that has down syndrome, so I think her life has had a traumatic impact. She had a hole in her heart so she went through a lot when I was 9. We found her under the stair well, she had eat a thumbtack. Our parents were not home so we called the ambulance and another time when my parents weren't home, I found her passed out and again this time her breathing was very different, it wasn't fast, it was slow, and stopped for a moment,

so again we had to call the ambulance.

In high school when I was junior she had to have a fake heart put in and it was a dramatic event because it was a tough year. I had to balance all my school work, my teachers didn't really take my situation into consideration but it helped me see that no matter what happens in your life, people don't care, you still have to live your life and get things done. I've seen that even though my sister was having a rough time she still kept going. For example, when she had gotten her fake heart put in she threw peas at my brother who hated them.

It showed me that she was a strong person.