First Reactions...

Every girl has that one terrible horror story from back in their early teenage years.  You know, the typical fear of your period, the fear of starting high school, and all that nonsense.  And I, Breann Hill, just like everyone else had one as well, except mine was a bit different. 

When I was fourteen just starting out my high school career my father unexpectedly passed away.  No warnings, no signs, it just happened. Toughest thing a fourteen year old could of had to face at that time, or at least in my case.  That night changed my life forever… How do you react to that?  I really don’t think there is a wrong or right way in this case.  Mind blowing, head exploding, nausea, dizziness, anger, fear, and even just plain astoundment with the situation; all of which I was feeling. 

Later that night all I remember was going back to my house with my mom and sitting.  Not crying anymore, not asking why, just sitting.  Letting it all really sink in so I could come to my senses and realize this was real life and it wasn’t a bad dream I would suddenly awaken from.  That was my first reaction to it all with a long road ahead no one can truly prepare for.                                                                                                                                                                                  photo credit Breann Hill

Me, Myself, and I

Hello, my name is Breann Hill and I am 18 years old.  I went to high school in Lyndon which is about 15 minutes from my hometown.  This is my first year here at Washburn but I’m qualified as a sophomore because of credits I acquired during high school.  I am majoring in Mass Media and focusing more on the commercial advertising area of it.  I am from Osage City, KS where I lived with my mother Chris, my two cats Smokey and Chubbers, and my two dogs Belle and Carmel. 

My mom Chris is a city clerk and she still lives in Osage City, which is about 45 minutes away.  My dad’s name is Jim and he passed away suddenly my freshman year of high school, it will be four years since his passing this month on the 28^th.  I have one sister named Britta who lives here in Topeka with her husband Eric who graduated here from Washburn.  They have one daughter named Fynlee who will be two years old in December. 

In high school I was involved in many activities such as volleyball, cross country, basketball, track, and softball.  Those were basically my hobbies throughout high school because that is all I really had time for.  But nowadays that I am not so involved in all those activities my hobbies include running, watching movies, and hanging out with friends.

 

Losing my dad at such a young age really took its toll on me.  I have been through a lot of struggles because of that fact.  These struggles are what is going to make my blogs worth your time.  I really can say I am speaking from a personal view when talking about this subject and not just guessing how I believe someone would feel in this instance because I have, and still do have all of those feelings.  

photo credit Breann Hill