Imagine yourself being trapped in darkness. Being completely lost in layer upon layer of nothing but the shadows around you. It's like a never-ending sleep. Somehow, someway, you know that your alive.. there must be a way out, but you can't see anything. You try so hard to see a sign of something, ANYTHING but you start to loose hope and begin to believe that everything, is gone. You dont know the date or time. You dont even know if you exist in the world anymore. Your sense of reality has vanished. All youve ever known has been lost. You feel completely alone and the only thing that accompanies you is the darkness that surrounds you. You ask yourself, Is this my fault? Am i dreaming? When will i wake up?. . . Does anyone know im even gone? Am i even me?... Who am i? One question becomes another, and soon you cant even control the thoughts that are continuously repeating in your mind.

Imagine... after all that darkness and confusion, the lonliness and the questioning, imagine seeing a faded light way off in the distance. Imagine finally waking up, feeling yourself breath, feeling the warmth of light around you. Your alive. You look up, and you see all those people in your life that have ever effected you in some way. All those people, those beautiful people, the people that you love and care for, their all there.. for you. They were waiting, they cared, they actually cared! You look at them and you see the smiles, the tears, happiness, excitement and relief in their expression. It's in this moment that you realize that your not alone, not at all. Theres a reason your alive, your special - if not to yourself, then to all those who love you.

This is my awakening, my first breath out of a coma.
I am now heading in the direction that i was ment to be, since the very beginning. It's been one hell of a battle, but i did it. I lost myself a couple times along the way, but gained so much more as a person. The old me is far behind in the past now, from here on out - everything is new. I'm more alive now than ive ever been before and the road to recovery is coming to its end. I finally found myself. I'm Free.

- Kyla Jean.