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My Journey
My name is Amanda Romano and welcome to my blog! I am a dance and dance education major at Rutgers University. Throughout this blog you will be hearing about the struggles and obstacles that I will be faced with throughout my knee recovery.
I am currently a Senior here at Mason Gross School of the Arts and in the Fall I was lucky enough to be apart of the Fall Dance Plus performance. I felt very honored to work on a Robert Battle piece and to be chosen as a part of a quartet in a piece called Battlefield. Throughout my time preforming in the two week show I had a couple of hard experiences. The week before I got injured I had gotten a concussion and was not able to perform in one of the shows. Due to the necessary precautions, I made sure I received the proper medical attention and notes so that I would be able to perform the following night. After a successful first week of the show, I was ready to continue performing. The beginning of the second week was going well with tech performances and the first Friday performance was a success. Then Saturday December 8th came along and it was my turn to do the quartet which is the third part of the performance. The second I went to start the performance I slipped on the stage and my leg buckled causing my knee to dislocate on stage. They had to stop the performance and I was rushed to the hospital. I have had knee problems in the past but, it has been 5 years since I last dislocated it. After spending most of the night in the hospital my parents took me home to Long Island.
After that long night I was in and out of doctors offices. When I went to one doctor they said I would most likely need surgery. I didn't want to believe it. I had to come back here to school for an exam but before I went I had an appointment at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Unfortunately, the doctor told me that I had to have surgery. At this point it was one of two surgeries that he had in mind and we we would find out which one was appropriate after some x-rays and a MRI. The only thing I could think was that it was me senior year and I would not be able to dance. However the only thing I can do is try to be as positive. Throughout this blog I will be showing you my journey through my recovery!
What have been some injuries that you have faced that have changed your life?
I am currently a Senior here at Mason Gross School of the Arts and in the Fall I was lucky enough to be apart of the Fall Dance Plus performance. I felt very honored to work on a Robert Battle piece and to be chosen as a part of a quartet in a piece called Battlefield. Throughout my time preforming in the two week show I had a couple of hard experiences. The week before I got injured I had gotten a concussion and was not able to perform in one of the shows. Due to the necessary precautions, I made sure I received the proper medical attention and notes so that I would be able to perform the following night. After a successful first week of the show, I was ready to continue performing. The beginning of the second week was going well with tech performances and the first Friday performance was a success. Then Saturday December 8th came along and it was my turn to do the quartet which is the third part of the performance. The second I went to start the performance I slipped on the stage and my leg buckled causing my knee to dislocate on stage. They had to stop the performance and I was rushed to the hospital. I have had knee problems in the past but, it has been 5 years since I last dislocated it. After spending most of the night in the hospital my parents took me home to Long Island.
After that long night I was in and out of doctors offices. When I went to one doctor they said I would most likely need surgery. I didn't want to believe it. I had to come back here to school for an exam but before I went I had an appointment at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Unfortunately, the doctor told me that I had to have surgery. At this point it was one of two surgeries that he had in mind and we we would find out which one was appropriate after some x-rays and a MRI. The only thing I could think was that it was me senior year and I would not be able to dance. However the only thing I can do is try to be as positive. Throughout this blog I will be showing you my journey through my recovery!
What have been some injuries that you have faced that have changed your life?
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