Daniel Nino:
CLASS OF 1996
Klein High SchoolClass of 1996
Klein, TX
Daniel's Story
Life
When highschool graduation was getting closer my senior year, I was a little scared because I didn't know what I would do with my life. That wasn't my only concern, but the biggest one. I knew I would miss my friends, I saw them every day and I wasn't lonely. Highschool is the last santcuary before entering the cruel, mean and ugly world. I was worried
In I got very sick when I was 20, I almost had respiratory failure, so for 9 years I've been using a respirator. I'm fine though, I don't like people to think I hide behind my disability or want or need pity, yes it's a part of my life, but it isn't my life. I try to do the best I can with what I have and enjoy life the best way I can. My disability doesn't stop me from living and I want to live life to the fullest.
I used to not feel that way, I started slowly changing for the better in 2000. I used feel sorry for myself, I wanted pity I was depressed, angry, etc etc. Too many negative emotions ran through my mind. For many years I did nothing for myself meaning no college, no job, I had no responsibilities. All I would was watch TV and play video games and go out once in a while. I had no purpose and no ambition.
Until 2000, it was the beginning of a change. In order to become a better person, I had to change my negative way of thinking. So I decided to write journals to express my negative feelings and let them all out. That did help me feel better but I still had a long ways to go for self improvement. I like to listen Death and Black Metal music. That was another negative influence I didn't need.
In 2002, I was in the hospital for pneumonia. I felt that I was given another chance. ...Expand for more
It took almost 2 months to fully recover. I decide to really work on my negative attitude. I did something about the music, one day I picked out the most negative Cd's and I told my care giver to break each Cd and throw them away. Most Death and Black Metal is anti-God and satanic. I started to believe what the lyrics were saying, but I'm glad that I got rid of that junk before it got worse.
I was angry at God, I thought why me? why the burden of disability? I don't feel that way anymore. There were still some issues I needed to over come, I don't like who I became, so I wanted to take a more positive path for myself and others.
The year that had the biggest impact on me was 2005. Back in February, I was thinking it was getting time for a new wheelchair. I was used to to my mom arranging my appointments and everything else. I decided to try taking care of my responsibilities. I'm almost 30, it was time to do things for myself.
I have 2 businesses, I have some college under my belt, I have been taking care of my own responsibilities now and I'm more spiritual too. Oh yeah I quit drinking too, well, sort of.
I didn't think that I had the potential to accomplish these things but I can and I'm doing it. I have purpose, I want to set a group for the disabled I think it's important because we all understand each other when no one else can. I want give them positive reinforcement and motivate them and give hope to live life to the fullest. I share my testimony with them and see if it inspires them to do what they think they can't do. Hell, I did it, why can't they? I'm a much happier person now, I have ambition and passion to do things and it feels great
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