Life changing experience

For a moment, she didn't want to believe it. The room around her spun. Could it be true? Blinking her eyes, once, twice, even a third time, didn't change what lie before her. 'Don't give up now', she told herself. 'You can do this'. Looking in the mirror, she did not recognize the reflection staring back at her. That of a young woman, brave and courgeous. For the first time in her life, she wasn't afraid.