Young’s battle with necrotizing fasciitis mirrors her time playing softball at Maryland. Even as an All-ACC First Team performer, Young credits her teammates and coaches for her success. Now, she was forced to shift gears and lean on a new supporting cast: her community and her family.
But in conquering such trauma, Young experienced an identity change that wasn’t so easy to deal with.
“It’s hard to take that new role,” Young said. “Being a pitcher, being a leader, you feel like you have to do everything for everybody else, and especially as a mom. And now, you are sitting back and watching. So, it was a completely different role.”
For a woman who had grown so accustomed to controlling her own destiny – and in many cases, her team’s – Young was forced to deal with the sharp learning curve of her new day-to-day life and physical capabilities. Her health, often in the hands of doctors, surgeons, and therapists. Her ability to parent or provide for her children, suppressed and, for months, eliminated. Her opportunity to work, nurse, or lead Kent Island’s youth softball program scaled down dramatically. Still, Young shows nothing but appreciation and thankfulness for what she does have.
“It’s incredible how you realize that life can be taken away in the blink of an eye,” Young said. “You realize how short life can be. You never take for granted the little things – the kisses, the hugs. I make those things a little more obvious now.”
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