Prom and graduation plans can easily derail if dangerous choices are made.
In 1992, I was 16 and an athlete at Tracy High School. My eventful life as a junior ended when a drunken driver hit me. My teenage life was then filled with surgeries and therapy. With my condition, I was unable to study at any college, like the University of California at Santa Barbara, independently.
My hearing, talking and walking are damaged, and I cannot drive. I never imagined living like this.