Spontaneity
Christina Spontaneity: the quality or state of being driven by a momentary impulse. (Or as defined in chemistry and biology, the measurement of disorder in the universe.) I have never considered myself to be spontaneous, or impulsive, or disorganized. Rather, I believe I’m quite the opposite. Composed and prepared, I like to write reminders and tasks in my agenda book. I like to study a week in advance. I like to mark my calendar, even with the tentative dates. You see, even though I understand that life is replete with surprises, I like to attempt to predict what the future has in store and prepare. Thus, on the fateful morning of Thursday, February 28th, 2019, when I was diagnosed with a spontaneous pneumothorax on my right side (or in plain English, a collapsed lung), I was shocked. I remember that I pronounced the diagnosis out loud slowly: “spontaneous.” Then, once more: “spontaneous.” I laughed at the situational irony. A girl like me suffering from a spontaneous pneumothorax. H...