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My first broken bone was at the age of two; it was during a much awaited family trip to the Chicago Children’s Museum. During our lunch break, after visiting an exhibit about animals, I decided to climb up on a bench and then jump off so that I could experience flight like the birds and butterflies I had just seen. Unfortunately, my time in the air did not last long and ultimately it landed me in the hospital getting a cast on my arm. That was my introductory experience to the world of human biology and the skeletal system. After that I spent a lot of time in the orthopedist's office, adding many more breaks and fractures as well as 6 scars to my arms. I grew to enjoy my time there. I would chatter with the nurses and the doctor about how the X-ray machine worked, how my bones would regenerate, and what exactly the cast he was putting on me was made of. Eventually I started to want to gain an injury just so I could go back. In my head I was already a doctor. I compiled all of my old X-ray images and would examine them. I would create casting material and ask my friends if they wanted to try it. I even remember asking for a pair of crutches for my 11th birthday even though I had no need for them. Looking back it is easy to see that I was the “annoying kid” that asked too many questions. I was the kid that watched the doctor put stitches in even when he advised me not to. …show more content…
Now I recognize that this childhood curiosity is what still drives me to pursue a degree centered around the human body in hopes of one day becoming a doctor that answers questions to intrigued children like

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