Injury-saddest moment

Have you ever been faced with an injury that you felt would keep you from doing your passions? I still remember the day I ripped and strained muscles in my upper left leg. It was by far one of the most frustrating and upsetting days of my life. Words cant begin to describe how defeated I felt. This was one of my saddest moments.

As I got to cheer practice, I was so excited to begin learning out new stunt: A fully extended heal-stretch to a double down. We were practicing hard and preparing for our next competition so instead of taking time to warm up and stretch, we got straight to practice. As the coaches worked one on one with each group, my group began to help me stretch for the stunt. I've always been very flexible so they would over stretch me to unsure i got a legitimate stretch. As they pushed my leg farther and farther, a muscle in my leg snapped like a rubber band and I lost all feeling in my left leg. Panic and fear instantly hit me. I tried to stand up and walk away, hoping that this was nothing and I'd be fine. Unfortunately, I was wrong. I soon realized I couldnt use my leg at all. I couldnt put any weight on it and I defintaely couldnt walk. Suddenly, the pain caught up to me. Ive never felt worse pai in my enitre life. I felt as if my leg was being twisted and torn. My leg soon swelled up to double its normal size. It was then I made the assumption that I would never get my flexibility back, I would never be able to cheer again, and I was lucky if I didnt need surgey and rehab for it. Luckily, I was only on crutches for three weeks. I had to get physical therapy twice a week for 3 months, but eventually everything was back to normal. Im so thankful that this injury didnt take me out of dance and cheer for good. I dont know what I would have done.