Kennedy Ronne, a senior at Scottsbluff High School, was injured often as a youngster, mostly due to having Sensory Integration Disorder. Because of that, he developed an interest in helping other people with first-aid, and he’s even been carrying around first-aid supplies everywhere he goes since his freshman year. He recently became certified as an EMT, and his desire now is to become a combat medic in the Army.
JEFF FIELDER Editor
SCOTTSBLUFF – Like a lot of young kids, Kennedy Ronne of Scottsbluff enjoyed spending time outdoors as he was growing up, running and jumping and having a good time, whether it was in his backyard, at a friend’s house, or at a park.
He suffered his share of cuts, scrapes and bruises over the years, just like many other kids who are active at a young age. There was a difference, however, in the way that Ronne reacted when he got injured.
He hardly cried, screamed or even winced. Why? Because he couldn’t feel much, if any, pain. Therefore, he sometimes would make a minor injury, such as a cut or scrape, a little worse because he would continue to play without taking care of the injury. And since he didn’t feel a lot of pain, he was prone to getting injured more often than a lot of other kids his age.
Ronne didn’t think much of it, though. He’d simply put a Band-Aid on and then continue playing.
His mom, he said, didn’t like what she was seeing.
“I got hurt a lot, so my mom decided to take away my Band-Aids, hoping that I would be more careful so I wouldn’t get injured as much,” said Ronne, who’s an 18-year-old senior at Scottsbluff High School.
That plan, however, didn’t work.
“I just bought my own Band-Aids,” he said.
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