Lifetime of Memories

My life is plain and simple, but yet simply confusing and hectic at times. I was born on June 12, 1984 in the small town of Seminole, Oklahoma. I came home to my two sisters, Melissa and Shannon, and a loving mother and father, Nan and Carson. I do not remember much about my childhood other than a few small details. There are many gaps that have never been filled and I imagine never will. Of the times I do remember, I will reminisce upon.

When I was five I came out of the bathroom after bathing and went into the living room to get dressed because it was the warmest room of the house. That is when my parents noticed that I had a huge lump protruding from my stomach. They took me to the doctor to get it checked out, only to discover that I had an umbilical hernia and had to have surgery to correct the issue. I remember faintly going to Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City and having blood drawn repeatedly along the course of a few months. Then when it was time for surgery I remember getting up at five in the morning and taking the short drive to the hospital because we had stayed with my grandmother and step-grandfather. I also remember my parents eating and me not being allowed to eat or drink anything due to the surgery. The smell of bacon made my mouth water, but I could not have anything. When we arrived at the hospital I played patiently in the waiting room and was then pulled into a private room for them to prepare me for the long surgery. My mother still has a picture of me in a surgical cap holding a teddy bear that they had given me with a stethoscope on the bear's heart.