Would this be cliched?

johr
Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:18:44 +0000

In grade ten, I had a freak injury…long story short, the doctors took a year to figure out what was wrong and for a while, I was wheelchair bound. My marks were terrible that year because I was tired all the time, plus I kept missing class to see specialists. In grade 11, even though I was out of the wheelchair, my marks rose but still weren’t great as I struggled with psychological effects of the injury.

I’m writing about how joining a mostly-male hockey league (I’m female) helped me get over my mental problems. I’m almost done the essay, but I just realized that the whole recovering-from-a-sport-injury thing is possibly the ultimate cliche. Do you think I’m fine with this essay, or should I change it to something more original?