I saw her walk through the door to come back outside My sister and I were waiting on the dirty old steps. I knew that the news approaching was not positive based on the look on her face. My mother a little larger but still fit. She could save a person’s life with a scalpel. Her jobs requires her to be realistic with the patient’s families. She has always been realistic about life. She knows who or what hurts her, and she knows what can hurt other people. I do not understand how this diagnosis would not kill her. Who could even imagine staring at their eyes knowing that they were facing mortality? Nevertheless, she was positive. I see her hope. Watching this confused me because here I was looking at the most realistic person in the world, who …show more content…
However, she just said “Uhnnh”. Scarlet is shy, quiet, but extremely smart. She was a nervous girl who never laughed. She will normally look at statistics and analyze them until the day is done. Just like our mother, she is a tad larger, but still the strongest, no second strongest, person I know. This situation should have made her go overboard. The numbers, the percentages, the stories. Would she be realistic in this situation? This situation that should have killed her? Although she was shy, she would look anyone in the eye and challenge them. She is not afraid to challenge a person’s belief. Normally, she would wear black outfits, but from that moment she wears colors. She dresses with vibrant colors that could hurt eyes. The yellows and oranges and reds swirling around her short body. I wonder why she wears these colors now. In literature brighter colors, usually symbolize hope, and white symbolizes purity. She reads a lot anyway. Now, she retreats to her own mind. She questions everything and refuses negativity. Her wings have gone to Boston, and there she thrives. She is viewing different homes now to see what she should buy. She likes to wonder if there is a baby living there or a new cat. She holds a homogenous view with my mother, for in the midst of death, all she views is …show more content…
I remember a time when I used to be positive. When my mother and father wept, I would be the first to hug them and say, “God has a plan for everything, so there’s no need to worry.” I went away for a bit so I could cope with the inevitability of it. I came back with a huge Ciao and a hug to my mother. I immediately retreated to my books, which I left in slightly used condition. I diverge from my sister when it comes to reading. She wants everyone to know that she reads hard literature, and she shouts it, when she’s comfortable, to the world. Then there’s me. I read in private, unwilling to give people the opportunity to call me a nerd. I like others to think that I am extroverted, but they are unaware that being around them drains the life out of me. I will still appear positive, except inside I would want to sleep and read for days. I remember a time when I used to wear bright dresses. But then it happened. My life crashed before my eyes. I do not know how I can look in the mirror every day and know that my life is one day closer to completely crumbling before me. Now, I wear darker colors. I like the color black, for it is easy to put on a color that cannot be stained by mustard or ketchup. In my free time, I retreat back home. I do not wonder about the life living inside or the story told. I see at home and left my home again. In the midst of death, I see
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"The novel begins when the knockout Miss Wonderly walks into Spade's office. It turns out she's a knockout with money. And she wants to hire the services of a private detective to find her missing sister, who supposedly ran off with a crook named Thursby.
Five years ago, my mother was rushed to the hospital for an aneurysm. For the next two weeks, my family and I sat huddled around her bed in the intensive-care unit, oscillating between panic, fear, uncertainty, and exhaustion.
In my opinion, the play, “An Inspector Calls”, is full of secrets and lies. Each character in the play believes that they do not have a relation with Eva smith’s death, however the deeper into the play that you read, you begin to see how the truth slowly unravels and that the death of the girl is part of a chain connection. Each character had an input in the reason for the girl’s suicide and they slowly become aware of it as they are each being interrogated by the inspector. This proves what society and status has turned society into.
Mia, a widow of the age of thirty-eight, knew something was wrong when her doctor, not the nurse practitioner, called her to set up an appointment for later in the week. The day of her appointment had arrived and she walked into the room that smelt of cleaner and sadness. The mere minutes she was alone her mind began to race with fear and anticipation. Once her the doctor closed the door behind him, her world froze. He was holding a clipboard that could hold one of two things, a death certificate or the greatest news she has ever heard. When the doctor began to apologize with a voice laced with pity she discovered which it was… The cat scan results had returned and it was not good, the cat scan showed that she has stage four pancreatic cancer
Deciding not to comment on the strange nickname as he was sure if he asked, he wouldn't understand. Arthur is a strange person and Flynn found it was easier to ignored his more strange tendency like not touching anything with his bare hand. "What was that?" Flynn question, his suspicions making him follow the other into the kitchen. If his locks was really tamper it, the blond was going to raise hell about it.
Oliver looks out the window - the bus revs up - then off it goes; starting his journey to Los Angeles.
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley Priestly uses the inspector to represent morality, and how us as a society should be more moral towards each other .I believe the inspector is primarily used to influence the conscience of those watching the play. Through employing the inspector as a dramatic device, Priestly exposes the segregation of the rich and the poor, and the manipulative behaviour that the rich perform upon the poor regarding the prejudice and abusive exploitation the rich deliver on those who are less economically fortunate. Priestly also uses the inspector to keep the play moving and to retain a constant air of suspense throughout the duration. This essay seeks to highlight how the
Molly tugged on her olive green sweater, pulling at the sleeves with shaking fingers. She knew her tumour was classified as a rare case, since every specialist she saw had told her the exact same thing. But, every time someone told her how risky getting a surgery would be, Molly knew that there wasn’t any possible alternate outcome. That she would die a slow, and painful death, or possibly a peaceful one, under the influence of heavy sleeping medication as she dreamed herself a better
My heart beats with ferocity as I nervously wipe my sweaty palms on my jeans. I quickly take in my surroundings and think to myself, “I hate the doctor’s office.” I know my face is covered with a look of worry; it is impossible to conceal. My mother attempts to silently console me, glancing in my direction with a half smile. She is acting as if everything is perfectly fine. Her anxious eyes give away her true feelings, but I make an effort to smile back and mask my emotions. I know she is being positive and praying for the best. I am preparing myself for the worst.
While driving home one day, I had the urge to go to my mailbox and check to see if there was anything there for me. Now, I never get the mail, so when I suddenly decided to go get the mail, it struck me as odd. When I finally got the mail, there was a postcard assigned directly to me. Not to my mom or dad, but me. Attached to this postcard was some sort of golden ticket, so I decided to wait till I was in the privacy of my room to open this and look at it. So when I was able to race up to my room to open this mysterious postcard, the ticket glowed, and not just a light glow like the kind you get from a glow stick, but more of a glow you get from a fire - a fierce and powerful glow. Not only did it give off this glow, but it also came with instructions,
We've tried every trick in the book even the buddy system! Yet every time another one of us goes missing. We declared war on that infernal contraption but it only resulted in us losing Spot's wife. May she rest in peace. Now we've spent days, weeks, and dare I say even months strategizing and contemplating on how to rescue our missing spouses.
For me, knowing that Morrie was not going to be able to live the life he had come accustomed to as easily as he once did was the hardest part. Having to watch made it all the harder. Nonetheless, throughout the process, and as the disease began to consume what was remaining of my dearest love I noticed something oddly weird in how Morrie was handling things. A man whom I was once able to predict down to the shows he wanted to watch and the food he wanted to eat had done it again. In fact, this heroic, wise and ever so brave man had thrown quite the curveball at all of our family. We weren't overly sure of how he would react and we did worry that this would change who he was as a man, but contrary to that prediction we soon found that Morrie had only been made more wise. Seeing him progress mentally, and watching him acquire knowledge and intuition far beyond my greatest comprehension was more than enough to make the loss of his life as easy as it could be. Rather than sulk, our family provided support in
It seemed as if nothing could faze her. She was “the rock” of our family. She never told anyone about her illness because she did not want anyone to worry. However, we all had a feeling that she was sick. As time passed, my grandmother’s condition grew progressively worse. She lost her ability to walk, and she could no longer feed herself. The doctor expressed to my mother, “I regret to inform you, but your mom has stage four lung cancer. She does not have much time to live.”Madea refused to undergo chemotherapy because she did not want to lose her long, silver hair. She was unaware of the fact that not every treatment causes alopecia. Madea also believed it would make her more sick than she already was. As an alternative, the doctors agreed to provide her with morphine to help manage her pain during the days leading up to her final hours. She did not want to suffer. Madea passed away on a cold, December night. It was a week from
“Beth Anne, look! Your mom can’t.” Removing her hat, I saw the last tufts of hair barely holding onto my aunt’s head. It was only hair, yet the startling image of what medical mistakes can do to someone still haunts me. In 2001, doctors dismissed her sudden cough as asthma. Six months later, they regrettably informed her she now had terminal, stage four cancer, missed by the medical team. Despite aggressive chemotherapy, she collapsed in her home in October 2003. Shocked, her husband suffered a fatal heart attack while calling for help. Her misdiagnosis left two families grieving.