Still Hurts

I’ve cracked my head open seven times requiring stitches, sliced tendons in my hand, fallen out of trees, had surgery, a spinal tap, have sprained and broken several body parts (ribs hurt the most), been hit in the privates until my eyes watered, and punched in the face. I’ve experienced thousands of gashes, cuts, scrapes, and bruises and been through all kinds of physical and emotional pain.

I got over all of that.

It’s been seven years since I watched my team blow a 28-3 third-quarter lead in the Super Bowl, and I still can’t talk about it.

Illustration by Steve Spetseris