Personal Narrative: How Cancer Has Affected My Life

Imagine you are nine years old and helping unpack groceries with your mother. In an instant everything changes. Your mom drops what she is holding and is now frozen on the ground. Her left side is paralyzed and there is nothing you can do except sit with her and wait for it to be over. You tell yourself it will be over soon, that the doctors will find a cure soon. This wasn’t the first attack and it wouldn’t be the last. She has Multiple Sclerosis, but nobody would know that until months later. At that moment the attacks were random and confused doctors. Even after she was diagnosed, doctors had no cure, only treatments that we prayed would help. That was my mother and my family. The summer of 2012 was scary and there was no cure to help her.

The story Cancer by Janice Deal is told from third person limited point of view. The author focuses primarily on the one character Janine, to the exclusion of the other characters. We know very little of the other characters, Janine’s coworkers and her male friend, but we are armed with a plethora of information about Janine. We get to know her intimately.

Death is the hardest thing to get over especially if it’s your family members. In the course of my life, I’ve had four people passed away. My mother 's dad and my father 's two brothers and sister died. I really didn 't know much about my dad 's sister but, she died from a brain aneurysm. My dad and his siblings always said how pretty and smart their older sister was. Death can be devastating to a person 's life because they 'll never get to see or talk to them ever again.

The Frontline special on Being Mortal, written by Atul Gawande, shows the difficult side of healthcare that many doctors struggle with, how to confront death with patients. He brings light to topics like terminal illness and facing mortality. Atul Gawande is an oncologist whom, like many doctors, still wonders how to tell patients that their treatment is no longer working. He decided to collaborate with different physicians to gain a better understanding of how to approach the situation.

In my brief life, I have overcome a lot of adversity. My mom fled Mexico with her three young children to escape domestic violence. When we came to this country we had only a few personal belongings and the promise of a better future. We came to this country and lived in a small trailer with no toilet other than a bucket, and no shower except for the one that was lent to us from the kindness of a stranger, our new neighbor. As a single parent, my mother had to work day and night to support us. While she was working long hours cleaning people’s houses, as the oldest of three children, I had to quickly learn how to cook, how to clean and take care of my siblings. From getting the kids ready for school, helping them with their homework, and

People tend to go about their lives differently when they are faced with a road block along the way. Terminal illnesses are a great example of a road block that many people, unfortunately, encounter throughout their lives. Morrie Schwartz is met with ALS while Brittany Maynard is met with brain cancer during their lives. While Brittany Maynard and Morrie Schwartz were diagnosed with fatal illnesses, they prefer to approach their death in different ways. Ultimately, Morrie’s lessons in living with reach more people than Brittany’s advocacy for the right-to-die laws.

I have a few different ‘marigolds’ and they have all helped me in different ways. First, I have my friend Emma we have been friends since kindergarten. We have had way too many fights to count,but we always get over them because that’s what friends do. She has always been there for me and I have and always will be there for her. One time recently she was my ‘marigold’ and helped me through my tough times was when my mom’s friend was moving into our house. Emma has been through a lot of the same stuff as me, both of our parents are divorced so we have a few things in common with that. So, a few months ago my mom was telling me how one of her friends,that’s a guy, will be moving in with us. I immediately texted Emma and she was helping me through it. I didn’t want anyone moving in because I didn’t want him to take my mom away from me. I was a little jealous I thought that she would spend more time with him then with me. But we are all good now and I spend even more time with my mom now then I did before.

Imagine you have difficulty waking up, trying to fight the constant sensation of drowsiness with the little life you have left. When you wake, you struggle through the haze of confusion to finally realize that you are in the same monochromatic, secluded room you’ve been in for the past two months or possibly two years. No family in sight. No pets. No fireplace awaiting you. Instead, you lay in bed with cold hands and feet, overwhelmed by the dozens of cords stemming from your body to machines, and the fatigue and pain that you have fallen prisoner to. You are left waiting in agony for however long it may take your body to finally shut off. Now, if you could escape all this torture, and choose how and when your life could end, would you choose to take advantage of it? The Death with Dignity Act bill should be passed in Massachusetts to give individuals this option.

That night we were able to receive enough donations from family and friends to pay the bond and it was turned in and the guards told us my dad would be out the next morning so we waited. Yet an hour later a “Hold for immigration” notice popped next to my father’s name and they said they couldn’t do anything about it and the money would not be returned. My dad had been put on hold for immigration and at that moment I knew I might never see him again; I knew the chances of him having a normal life by our sides were very slim. I processed the information but it truly did not hit me until I was sitting there staring into the glass with my father staring right back at me. He was so close yet so far away. I told myself I had to be strong the entire

How would you respond if you were diagnosed with HIV? Address hope and fear in your response. Be sure to refer to the GCU introduction and the textbooks. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.

According to the National Cancer Institute, about 40% of people will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life, and there were approximately 13,776,251 people living with cancer in 2012. Cancer is a common disease with many types and forms. The book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot shows the story of a woman with cervical cancer, and how her illness affected herself and her family. Although cancer affects a patient physically, it also has effects on the patient mentally and financially, as well as it challenges patients to change their lifestyles for the better.

“ The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” This quote is by Moliere and it is one of Abigail Fernihough’s favorite quotes. Fernihough is 15 years old; she is on the high school volleyball team. In her free time, she enjoys reading and participating in art. Abigail Fernihough is a freshman at Bryan High School who has diabetes and has a very important story to tell. Diabetes is a disease that 29.1 million people have to live with; so what is it?

Fear struck the community, this dark and stormy night. Things came in stages and out of nowhere. We begin our remembrance ceremony here today with broken hearts in this town in which about 3 weeks ago, this place became the site for yet again another fatal shooting. About half the community killed in a deadly mass shooting in this dome. As we stand here in this ceremony joined by victims and community with points of light shining in the darkness. In this place that this horrific scene occurred. As we hear over the loudspeakers “I don’t believe that this insane team of monsters, should have ever been able to obtain a firearm”. The ceremony ended and I get a flashback of a message that was sent to me before I knew that this war and mass shooting had occurred. The message reads people are being shot in my room and dying. My jaw hit the ground. From then on I didn’t know if my sister was dead or alive. I never thought this would happen to me as a sister.

My little sister runs around screeching and presuming arms. When my sister returned from the hospital that day, I knew my life would never be the same. Whining when she wanted something. Screaming if something didn 't go her way. Yells so loud the house echoes. Slaps so hard they turn your back Crimson red. She would forward the dog leading in a a whimpering type sound. Trying to be the woman of the house. Maybe she needs a nap with those bloodshot

My sister Kelsey Dori Elyea is 23 years old, she has 2 jobs at Buffalo Wild Wings and at the Hospital. For her working a lot she has made enough money for college to become a surgical nurse. She came from non married parents that soon left each other when she was only 6 years old. As she got older mom finally gets married 4 year later. A year passed on with the marriage and they had a second child (me).