What the MCL?!

Okay, so many of you know I LOVE sports. Like seriously, L O V E them. I've played soccer and softball every since I can remember. I like to say it's all I really had going for me because I was not a cute kid. #realtalk. So about 2 and a half years ago I tore my ACL and MCL. I had surgery on the ACL, which I might say is pretty painful, and luckily my MCL healed on its own. Okay, yeah all that mumbo jumbo...the ACL, is in the front of the knee, and the MCL is on the inside. also FYI, the ACL is tiny and the MCL is a lot bigger....okay so blah blah had surgery and back to playing soccer again. Its rather funny though because a lot of people, and some doctors, some not all, give me crap wondering why in the HECK would I ever play again. I am an athlete and I just can't help it! My point of telling you all of this is just two weeks ago, lo and behold, I hurt my MCL once again. Pretty bad this time. I knew as soon as it happened and I was sobbing saying, "Not again, not again..." It sucks. I get to wear a freaking brace on my leg in which people stare at it and feel bad for me, I can't bend my knee, like at all even if I tried, I have to take steps one at a time, and I sleep in uncomfortable positions. I am complaining a ton right now, this is how I felt RIGHT when it happened. But I do have a point in telling you all of this...

I have realized seriously how blessed I am. You do not realize how much you use your knee. It stabilizes you and movements you do. When you have a leg that works properly, you can run, you can take the stairs and you can play sports. I think I am trying to be taught something here. Although I love sports, so so much, I think this injury has taught me to slow down a little. Not get so worked up when playing. To CALM the freak down. I also realized that I have A M A Z I N G people in my life. My friends offered to drive me everywhere. Chloe immediately took me to the ER and waited for me. Offered to take me to church and school. Jason and Thaddeus were there right after our game and gave me a blessing. Dani from school drove me to the doctor and waited and took me home. People in my class offered me rides and constantly ask how I am doing! Friends and family that aren't close care and ask me each day how it is feeling. It is a constant reminder that people love me. I can feel my Savior's love and comfort through them and I am so grateful for that. It makes having a hurt knee a lot better and definitely more tolerable. :)