Ally Love

I was at a family gathering and, you know, as a family, we usually on the weekends do family barbecues and celebrate and just enjoy each other's time. And so I was at a family gathering. I went to the ice cream truck to get some ice cream like any fun, ready to eat ice cream nine-year-old is. And then I was walking across the street and a car which was parked on the side drove around and hit me.

I ended up flying up in the air, landing on the hood of the car, rolling to the side. I broke my left femur. I cracked a lot of my front teeth and I skinned my body up. I was in the hospital for seven days.

I ended up flying up in the air, landing on the hood of the car, rolling to the side. I broke my left femur. I cracked a lot of my front teeth and I skinned my body up. I was in the hospital for seven days.

I ended up flying up in the air, landing on the hood of the car, rolling to the side. I broke my left femur. I cracked a lot of my front teeth and I skinned my body up. I was in the hospital for seven days.

Five of those seven days, I had a weight tied to my ankle to keep the bone, my femur bone separated because at the age of nine, there was no plate for my hip because your femur is basically your hip. It's the largest bone in your body. And most times people who break their hips, they're a little older.

Five of those seven days, I had a weight tied to my ankle to keep the bone, my femur bone separated because at the age of nine, there was no plate for my hip because your femur is basically your hip. It's the largest bone in your body. And most times people who break their hips, they're a little older.

Five of those seven days, I had a weight tied to my ankle to keep the bone, my femur bone separated because at the age of nine, there was no plate for my hip because your femur is basically your hip. It's the largest bone in your body. And most times people who break their hips, they're a little older.

So it was very rare that a nine-year-old would come into the hospital in an emergency with a broken hip. And so that was the case. And I had to wait for five days to until they created a plate and then shipped it from China so that I could have surgery.

So it was very rare that a nine-year-old would come into the hospital in an emergency with a broken hip. And so that was the case. And I had to wait for five days to until they created a plate and then shipped it from China so that I could have surgery.

So it was very rare that a nine-year-old would come into the hospital in an emergency with a broken hip. And so that was the case. And I had to wait for five days to until they created a plate and then shipped it from China so that I could have surgery.

And now during this time, I can tell you it wasn't easy, and I could not imagine what my family was going through because as an adult now, while I don't have kids, I do have nieces and nephews, I can only imagine how challenging, how heart-wrenching, and how emotional that could be for any parent. What ended up happening was that experience

And now during this time, I can tell you it wasn't easy, and I could not imagine what my family was going through because as an adult now, while I don't have kids, I do have nieces and nephews, I can only imagine how challenging, how heart-wrenching, and how emotional that could be for any parent. What ended up happening was that experience

And now during this time, I can tell you it wasn't easy, and I could not imagine what my family was going through because as an adult now, while I don't have kids, I do have nieces and nephews, I can only imagine how challenging, how heart-wrenching, and how emotional that could be for any parent. What ended up happening was that experience

however traumatic it was, was a turning point in my life, even at nine years old. And I will be transparent, Heather, and say I haven't actually shared this story quite a bit. I only recently started talking about it since we've been in this pandemic, so for the past two and a half months.

however traumatic it was, was a turning point in my life, even at nine years old. And I will be transparent, Heather, and say I haven't actually shared this story quite a bit. I only recently started talking about it since we've been in this pandemic, so for the past two and a half months.

however traumatic it was, was a turning point in my life, even at nine years old. And I will be transparent, Heather, and say I haven't actually shared this story quite a bit. I only recently started talking about it since we've been in this pandemic, so for the past two and a half months.

And it's been coming up because while you are in your home and you're thinking about life or death because we're hit with COVID-19, a lot of self-awareness started to really play a role in the work that I was doing for myself. And And so this story started to really manifest.

And it's been coming up because while you are in your home and you're thinking about life or death because we're hit with COVID-19, a lot of self-awareness started to really play a role in the work that I was doing for myself. And And so this story started to really manifest.

And it's been coming up because while you are in your home and you're thinking about life or death because we're hit with COVID-19, a lot of self-awareness started to really play a role in the work that I was doing for myself. And And so this story started to really manifest.

And, you know, I've talked about it with my mom quite a bit, but it was this moment where she was standing next to me and she had just finished talking to the doctor and she said, you know, she was honest. She said, it's not looking good and you have a decision to make.