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When I Was 21 I Died: This Is How I Cope With It
When I Was 21 I Died: This Is How I Cope With It
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When I Was 21 I Died: This Is How I Cope With It

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5 years ago I suffered an injury in practice which ruptured my spleen and gave me internal bleeding which went undiagnosed for 4 days until I collapsed. I was rushed to surgery and due to the blood loss my heart stopped and I was clinically dead for several minutes.

I eventually came back and moved on to make a full recovery, but the fact that I died at the zenith of my life left a looming realization that has stayed with me ever since.

In the process of my recovery I refocused on my childhood hobby of drawing to take my mind off of things. This moment of auto-therapy turned into a career 5 years later and now I make my living as a graphic designer and illustrator.

And to this day I still use my art to deal with the fact that I died.

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    Elizabeth Lazorchak
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does that help home cope with dying if he's dead

    J.B. Shepard
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    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the reflection in the last knife. That's heavy, man.

    Elizabeth Lazorchak
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does that help home cope with dying if he's dead

    J.B. Shepard
    Community Member
    8 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the reflection in the last knife. That's heavy, man.

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