Mark Zupan

We had to read a book about Mark Zupan for our freshman reader. In this book, he gives his whole life story, which is a very powerful and touching story. Mark Zupan went through his life story. He talked about his accident that got him paralyzed, and how it was not a smart decision. He talked about how hard it was in the hospital for him. He said he had no control in the hospital. If he wanted to move someone had to come in and move him. If he had to go to the bathroom someone had to take him to the bathroom and help him out. He had to get used to a whole new lifestyle and he sometimes felt that he was not even in control with his life anymore. He went through very dark times in his life. He spent a lot of his time in his room not wanting to talk to anyone or see anyone. He is a true story of going through major life changes, and how out of any situation there can always be a good outcome.

 His book was really descriptive and had a really good meaning to it, and when he talked about it he had such more emotion. He also talked about how he turned something that was considered a bad thing into a good outcome. He is now really happy with where he is at in life. He won a gold medal and is an Olympian not a lot of people can say that. He told some stories about how he got to hang out with Heath Ledger before he passed away. Mark was really funny throughout the whole night. He kept on shifting in his chair until finally a girl asks him if he is uncomfortable and the first words out of his mouth were yea my butt really hurts.