By Kara Lintner
Kara Killough, Baytown sophomore, was involved in an accident when she was just two years old.
As an only child Kara and her mother have been close since birth, so like any other day both Kara and her mother were laying outside in the front yard. Kara’s mother was swinging her around by her arms when her mother tripped over her own feet.
Luckily Kara’s mom fell into the grass only to realize that her daughter had not fallen into the grass with her. She had been thrown onto the concrete driveway that was close by. Luckily a close by neighbor saw these events transpire and called the police. Kara was unconscious for ten minutes and had to be taken to the hospital to run tests to make sure nothing had ahppened to her. They were quite scared that she might have cracked her skull. Luckily there was no damage that was found.
“I wonder if I was born a smart kid or if my mom made me smarter,” said Killough. In her elementary school, Kara was xetremely smart and had the highest IQ of the entire school. She was also on the honor roll up until she graduated from high school as number 37 in a class of 472. She was also lucky to have been able to attend Stephen F. Austin State University on
an academic excellence scholarship.
Kara is also blessed in the fact that while most small children do stupid things and end up going to the hospital, she made her first and last visit when she was two years old.
She said, “That was the only time I have ever been to the hospital and I hope that I never have to go again.” Most two year olds probably have no remembrance of many things in those years. However, even though she doesn’t remember exactly what happened she has a vague recollection due to the countless renditions her mother gives her of that dreadful day.
Kara also said, “I am not a risk taker because I am terrified of being hurt again and having to the hospital once more.”
One good thing that came from this accident eighteen years ago is Kara is a healthy and quite an intelligent girl. She is 5-foot-2-inches tall, has red hair, freckles, hazel eyes, and an athletic build. She is also quite goofy and very friendly to those that she does not know.
“Thank goodness that nothing traumatic came from this accident because in all likelihood something very severe could have happened to me,” said Killough.
