When you get older, life may get tough. For Diane and her family, they take it one step at a time. Diane Allen is seventy six years old and has a hard time transporting around her daughter’s house. She suffers from dementia and has poor mobility. Dementia is a brain disease that causes long term memory loss. This happens to affect her daily functioning. Due to these medical dilemma’s, Diane lives with her daughter, Tami Skaf in a three story home. To get from the basement, Diane’s living space, to the main level of the home, she uses a stairlift. This stairlift is used to her advantage every single day. One major issue that Tami faces when she helps Diane on the stairlift is when it does not function up the stairs properly. “Were clueless
Per Reporter: Lisa and Jackson has been living with Bonnie and Donald (maternal grandparents) since Jackson’s birth. Lisa has been using drugs on and off; it is unknown of what type of drugs Lisa use, but the drugs are being used with a needle. The drugs are not manufactured/sold. Lisa is not allowed to use drugs in Bonnie & Donald’s home.
Freda Mae is a 7-year old girl who suffers from Cerebral Palsy. She experiences fluctuating muscle tone throughout her body, which causes her to have difficulty with basic activities of daily living (ADL’s). Freda Mae is currently using a manual wheelchair for mobility and has difficulty accessing some areas of her home. Freda Mae enjoys using a computer; however, she has difficulty due to not having an accessible work station. She currently lives with her mother, father, and two sisters.
Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and recklessly growing at a fast pace, in that every sixty-seven seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s. ("Latest Facts & Figures Report | Alzheimer's Association., n.d.) The worst part of Alzheimer’s is not what occurs in the present, but instead, in what is yet to come. In “Jan’s Story,” the author and main protagonist of the tale, Barry Peterson, learns how to cope and live with the pain of The Disease, on a heartbreaking journey of love, loss, and the true test of how far will one go for whom they love.
After an anonymous donor pledges to double the amount of money that they make, Jessica realizes that her running dream could be a reality. After she gets her running leg, she decides to help Rosa cross the finish line. She needs to be determined if she wants to push a wheelchair for 10 miles. This makes Jessica realize that people care and that she must be determined if she wants to run again. Jessica is motivated to have stronger relationships with her friends and family just like she is with
Simple Yet Supreme State the Problem Trapped in my house, I thought, “I need to do something.” I requested assistance from my sister, but she soon refused claiming she had obligations of her own to attend to. So all alone in this task, I began making a plan. Complete Background Research Seeing the snow build even higher outside, I searched online to find the perfect idea for a snow sculpture. Disheartened by the flood of simple snowmen, the familiar igloo, and other cliches provided online, I set out to discover an idea I could call my own.
In Tiana Peele’s “Alzheimer’s: The Forgotten Issue” published by the University of Delaware Peele attempts to raise awareness of the forgotten issue of Alzheimer’s. Undoubtedly, Peele is drawn to this subject at matter because her grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. This disease happens to be a form of Dementia and causes memory and intellectual abilities to deteriorate. Some of the early symptoms include short-term memory loss, and behavior changes. Furthermore, as one progresses into the later stages of this disease they become increasingly confused and become suspicious of loved ones.
Now Maribel is not the same, she fell from a ladder Alma was holding. The fall caused tremendous swelling and shaking of her brain, and leading to neuron detachment, Alma feels at fault for the accident Maribel had. Once arriving at Delaware, the Rivera’s family moved into a one bedroom apartment which looked like it had not been touched for a while. The floor was worn out, and the walls were a mustard yellow which made the place even more bland and old. The bathroom was very little with a baby blue sink, a toilet with rust, and a stand up shower with no door.
Jessica slowly after about a month of going back to school starts to realize the girl in her math class Rosa is very nice, and she wishes people would get to know Rosa not just see her condition. After Jessica’s dream of running again comes true, she has an idea, for Rosa. She wanted to push Rosa in the once a
Adrianna question if she is suitable to be teaching. For the first time, Moore fears …. Adrianna quits teaching. Resulting, in Adrianna spending too much time with La Donna (Dedra) drinking. ….is
As Claudette progresses forward, she begins to realize she needs to go her own way to succeed. When she finishes her time at St Lucy’s she fulfills her journey. Claudette’s development in Stage One is what is expected at this point in the nun’s curriculum, where students feel excited and interested in their new environment at this part of their journey. Claudette, “clamped down on her ankle, straining [her jaws] around the woolly XXL sock.
In the short story "Babysitting Helen" when Helen was acting weirdly and when she kept repeating when ever the rabbit commercial came on, it made me wonder why she was repeating her self and I didn’t really understand why she did. But now I understand because of my research on dementia and Alzheimer's and that Helen behaves like that because the disease that Helen has affects her behavior. According to my research note it says that the effects of the disease is that it affects their memory, they way they act, how they feel and their thinking abilities. (Research Note 1).
Adolescence is a difficult time of transition in many children’s lives. Faced with physical, mental and social changes, many children struggle to find a coping mechanism that allows them to seamlessly transition into young adulthood. Because the struggles of adolescence are almost universal, many poems have been written about the issues faced during this critical period of social development. “Hanging Fire” by Audre Lorde and “Behind Grandma’s House” by Gary Soto are both poems that tell stories about youths trying to create an image for themselves. Despite both facing issues associated with adolescence, the speakers in “Hanging Fire” and “Behind Grandma’s House” have different support mechanisms that contribute to them handling their situations in different ways.
It was early in the morning, still dark, when Mr. Trepalt took a corner too fast and lost control of his car. There was an accident. Mr. Trepalt walked away with no injuries, but his wife, Violet, would never be the same again. The accident resulted in her being paralyzed from the waist down, having problems with her fine motor skills, and needing care around the clock. Violet Trepalt, who had once been an independent and active woman, would now spend the majority of the the rest of her life in bed.
This spiral staircase is working as a single and weak connecter between not only the two floors but also between Deidra in this private moment to her family
By gaining new allies and friends, finding a passion in art, and being able to express herself and confide in people, she becomes stronger. With this, the tone develops and changes while it slowly adapts when Melinda again talks about her closet saying, “I hang out in my refurbished closet. It is shaping up nicely… Maya Angelou’s picture watches me while I sweep and mop the floor, while I scrub the shelves, while I chase the spiders out of the corners. I do a little bit of work everyday…