Jennifer Starzec > Quotes

“I often wished that more people understood the invisible side of things. Even the people who seemed to understand, didn't really.”
― Jennifer Starzec, Determination

“People who don't see you every day have a hard time understanding how on some days--good days--you can run three miles, but can barely walk across the parking lot on other days,' [my mom] said quietly.”
― Jennifer Starzec, Determination

“Nothing worked. This blazing pain seemed only to be getting worse.”
― Jennifer Starzec

“The strong, ferocious wind just made the chill worse, and as it blew around me, electric bursts of pain shot through my body.”
― Jennifer Starzec, Determination

“What if...the doctors couldn't find anything wrong? What if I was over-exaggerating the pain, weakness, and weird sensations?”
― Jennifer Starzec

“The weekend was a much-needed breath of fresh air; Monday always seemed to not only take that breath right back, but add a few extra pounds to my shoulders as well.”
― Jennifer Starzec, Determination

“If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose" -Bishop T.D. Jakes”
― Jennifer Starzec, 5k, Ballet, and a Spinal Cord Injury

“I could feel the bite of the autumn air, warning us all of the harsh winter that was on its way.”
― Jennifer Starzec, Determination

“Fatigue had started to set in...and now my eyes showed it as I struggled to keep them open.”
― Jennifer Starzec

“Before I knew it, I was once again being whisked down the hallways at the new hospital into an even bigger room, one that, unbeknownst to me, would be my home for what would feel like a long, long time.”
― Jennifer Starzec, 5k, Ballet, and a Spinal Cord Injury

“I wondered if there was anything [the doctor] could do to to make the pain disappear and my arms work again. I wondered if I was going to get any worse than I already was. If so, I wondered if he could fix that, too.”
― Jennifer Starzec

“As I sat up I turned my head to the side, but immediately straightened it again when I felt a sharp pain shoot through my neck.”
― Jennifer Starzec, 5k, Ballet, and a Spinal Cord Injury

“We’ll be fighting [Transverse Myelitis] our whole lives, but we’ve also proven that we are more than capable of not letting it beat us.”
― Jennifer Starzec, Determination

“All of a sudden, my right hand was dead, unplugged, and my left was definitely not working right.”
― Jennifer Starzec, 5k, Ballet, and a Spinal Cord Injury

“A blur. That’s what it felt like to me”
― Jennifer Starzec, 5k, Ballet, and a Spinal Cord Injury