Kyra Copeland 15 Rendale Avenue St.Catharines, ON L2M 6 ! Nove"#er 2!

, 2$1% "er&e 'al( )N Clini* 1+$ ,ine Street St.Catharines, Ontario L2R 1-5 Re. /ro(en Nose 0ear -o 'ho" )t May Con*ern. 1ello, ) a" 2ritin& to tell you a#out the ti"e ) #ro(e "y nose 2hen ) 2as ! years old. ) played #ase#all, and still do. ) had so"ethin& 2ron& 2ith "y nose #e3ore. ) &ot #loody noses all the ti"e. ) &ot a sur&ery ) &uess you *ould *all it4 they *lo&&ed "y nose so ) 2ouldn5t &et any"ore #loody noses that easily. -hen durin& playo33s, "y &a"e 2as 6ust a#out to start as "y sister5s &a"e 2as 6ust endin& and she 2as &ettin& her a2ard. 7or a 2ar" up &a"e, 2e played 8epper. -he *oa*h 2ould ali&n us a&ainst the 3en*e and hit the #all and 2e had to *at*h the #all. -hey 2ere li&ht hits thou&h. ) 2asn5t really payin& attention and the *oa*h (ne2 so he didn5t "ean to hit the #all to "e #ut it hit "e in the 3a*e. No2, ) don5t play slo29pit*h. ) play 3ast9pit*h. ) 2as *ryin& and "y 3ather too( "e o33 the dia"ond 3or a *ouple "inutes. -hey sa2 no #leedin&, so everyone assu"ed ) 2as 3ine #ut, "y 3ather insisted that "y nose 2as #ro(en. As a (id, ) don5t (no2 any #etter, ) 2anted to (eep playin&. So ) played the rest o3 the &a"e. ) pit*hed the 3irst innin& 2ith tears do2n "y 3a*e. /ut ) 2anted to #e a :#i& &irl5 so ) (ept &oin&. A3ter the &a"e, "y "o" too( "e to the do*tors #e*ause "y dad *ouldn5t "a(e it. -he do*tor said it 2asn5t #ro(en and it 2as 6ust a hit to the 3a*e and ) 2ould #e 3ine and it 2ould #e possi#ly #ruised and s2ollen 3or a *ouple days. 0urin& that day 2hen the do*tor said ) 2ould #e o(ay, "y "o" pushed and pushed 3or ;9rays to prove it 2as #ro(en. 'e &ot an appoint"ent 3or ;9rays. )t 2as very a2(2ard #ut that 2as to #e e;pe*ted. )t too( t2o 2ee(s to &et the ;9rays #a*(. /y that ti"e, the do*tors said "y nose 2as #ro(en #ut it 2as too late to &et "y nose 3i;ed. -hey said "y nose is healed #ro(en no2. ) don5t li(e this at all. )5ve #een told ) have a lon& nose and it is all #e*ause ) didn5t &et "y ;9rays #a*( in ti"e. My parents 2ere not very happy and to #e honest ) thin( ) a" very upset a#out this. ) have to 2ait until ) a" a#out ei&hteen to 3i; it. ) 3eel as i3 this is not very 3air and even i3 the hospital or do*tors is #usy, you need to &et everythin& #a*( in ti"e to the 3a"ily5s in *ase so"ethin& serious has happened. Sin*erely,

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