Jessica the Computer
It was the first day of winter semester yesterday, and I had a pretty good day. I thought it was funny though in my computer class, my teacher was going through all the different computers we use in our everyday life. I wanted to raise my hand and be like “I am run somewhat by a computer.” But, I didn’t want everyone in my class to look at me like I was a freak…yet.
I don’t think about the fact that I have a pacemaker, because there isn’t really a point in dwelling on it. But if I really do think about it, its kinda weird. I mean, a lot of people out there go about their lives, “normal,” and nothing out of the ordinary in their bodies. I on the other and have a little mechanical box keeping my heart beats regular. I never would have thought when I was younger that I was going to grow up and have a pacemaker at age 11. I mean, when I tell people I have a pacemaker, a lot of the time they say “My grandma/grandpa has one.” They expect the recipient of pacemaker to be older in years, or on their death bed. Not me! I was an 11 year old who didn’t know why the heck she was passing out all the time! I didn’t even know what a pacemaker was. I thought it was just a little heart monitor, not a big deal. But my mom told me that it was surgically implanted, and I was freaked out! I didn’t want to be cut into! But I braved that surgery and here I am now, eleven years later still going strong.
I don’t want people to treat me differently after they find out I have a pacemaker, but sometimes, that is just unavoidable. Its always in the back of people’s minds, and I am the same way, so I am not saying anything bad about anyone.
For now, this computer is shutting down. I will reboot later and compute more data.