An Unbreakable Bond: How My Younger Sister Brought Me Back To Life

Sisters, truly the greatest gift your parents will ever give you.

When I was in high school, I took a lot of things for granted. I focused on things that weren't important and took other people's opinions to heart when I shouldn't have. I guess I just left like I kept needing to be more and do more with myself, like I was searching and wishing for so many things I didn't have. I was so caught up on the big scheme of life and by me searching for something bigger and better I lost sight of what was really important. When all along, I should have been thankful for all the amazing things and people in my life that were already there, that essentially were always right in front of me.

But that's life right? You live and learn. After a tragedy (my accident), it brought to light who my true friends were and ones who never really were. It made me upset that I had wasted so much precious time on people I thought were important in my life. I am here to tell you no matter how important getting drunk on a saturday night with the cool kids is, it will never be as important as time spent with your family. Of course, I'm not telling you to not go out and spend time with your friends I'm just saying that it is important that evaluate your time and who you decide to spend it with. Life is short and you truly never know how much time you'll have with them.

After something terrible happens to your family member it leaves you scarred. It leaves you scarred because you don't understand why something so bad happened to someone you love so much. There is a lot of confusion, anger, and resentment towards what happened. And sometimes it's so strong that you can never get past it, the anger that you feel will stay within you. But not my sister Kendall.

Can you imagine what she went through the day she thought she was never going to see her big sister again? The person she's always turned to for advice and stealing her clothes, might not ever be the same? How can you be strong for someone when you can barely be strong for yourself? But she did.

After my accident, a lot of people couldn't understand what I went through on a daily basis. To be honest, I couldn't understand what she went through. I can't imagine how hard it must of been for her to watch someone she looks up to suffer greatly and she probably thought there was nothing she could do to help me. That's where she was wrong.

Kendall stayed strong for me. She was there for me, thick and thin, highs and lows, ups and downs, always. My sister was the only person that gave me the same sense of normalcy throughout my whole accident. She never once looked at me differently. She never treated me differently. She never felt sorry for me. She accepted the new me. She displayed an unconditional love for me that no one ever has. She makes up half of my heart and a little more. She was there for then and she's never left my side since. She is proud to call me her big sister, and I am privledged to call her mine.

I love you Kendall.

Xoxo,

A Guy's Girl

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