High School, More Problems

Hey guys,

Wow, how long has it been? It's been literally MONTHS. I actually feel bad that I haven't posted anything for a while, I apologize, everyone.

There's so much to catch up on! But, for the sake of reading less, I'll sum up the big thing up in short:

So, basically, I returned to Middle Creek High School as a junior this year, and I was prepared to put this deadlyish summer behind me and get some good grades and have good sports on the side of tri training. So, bottom line, when I got to the first day of school, I realized something was wrong. I wasn't feeling like myself, and when I got to AP English three, I looked at the word verb and had no memory of what it meant or what it was. This wasn't good. So, we went to some neurologists, and they diagnosed me with a traumatic brain injury, note, it's worse than a concussion, and is a result from the impact of my crash back in July. Anyway, this presented a HUGE struggle for school, like, a MASSIVE struggle. My first test in AP English resulted in a score of TWELVE percent. That's 12%. Guys, that's so rough, for real, I'm in trouble. But my school is really great with counselors, and I've been able to talk with them about my options, and they've been helping me through this. I'm having MRI's and EEG's scheduled, and getting evaluated by neurophysiologists, and so we'll see where this whole brain injury goes. But other than that, I'm doing fantastic!

The other day, I ran a 5k PR of 17:40, and then the following day won my first triathlon overall following my crash, something I was very happy about! I feel like I may be coming close to mounting a comeback, but not yet. I'm excited for next year, how about you guys? It's going to be a great winter!

I'll do my best to get this updated more in the future, as things calm down.

Happy training!