An Overview of Childhood Leukemia

The assessment process is the back bone to any package of care and it is vital that it is personal and appropriate to the individual concerned. Although studies have found that there is no singular theory or understanding as to what the purpose of assessment is, there are different approaches and forms of assessment carried out in health and social care. These different approaches can sometimes result in different outcomes.

When viewing the film, My Sister’s Keeper, Kate reaches the end of the terminal stage of her illnesses, by dying in her sleep as her mother, Sara, sleeps next to her. The film ends with the family going to her favorite place in the world. From my perspective of that part, is their way of a remembrance of Kate. When a patient dies from a terminal illness, families grieve their lost in different ways. “Expressing the feelings of loss, anger, and sadness that comes with death of a loved one is a necessary part of the resolution of grief” (Rando, 1984, pp. 75). There is no exact way and one feeling an individual is to experience when in the process and at the end of losing a loved one. The process of a family grieving happens at any moment of

“My Sister`s Keeper,” explores the moral, practical and emotional complications of putting one human being in pain or in danger for the wellbeing of another. There are many different kinds of ethical problems that Anna, as the “designer baby,” is the role she plays in her family, loyalty, illness, and medical ethics, and rights. Anna believes that her only role is to be a donor for Kate. Therefore, she wants to sue her parents for rights of her own body.

Firstly, Kate is noticeably affected almost immediately after the death of her mother and father. We see this by her descriptive quotes about how she was feeling and the observations she made about others in her life. Some instances include “I remember being rigid with fear, not daring to look at him” (19), “it was like being at the bottom of the sea” (53), and “...there was a whirlwind howling through me” (54). These quotes represent how Kate felt overwhelmed by unmanageable emotions; she felt almost numb and empty. She even ends up cutting her finger just to feel something and it hardly hurt at all. This is a confused, traumatized little girl. Next, Kate is affected by the basic principles her parents taught. The simple memory of her parents provoked thought of the Presbyterian Commandments they would follow. These principles shape who she is and represent a background where people do not talk about problems or share emotions. “No, you swallow your feelings, force them down inside yourself, where they feed and grow and swell and expand until you explode, unforgivably, to the utter bewilderment of whomever it was who upset you” (36). Lastly, the trauma she has endured has made her scared. Scared of sharing feelings, scared of commitment, scared of loving someone. Daniel, Kate’s boyfriend, feels he is in the dark when it comes to Kate’s past and her emotions. This is because Kate is simply scared to love him. She proves this and it’s connection to her past by saying, “people I love and need have a habit of disappearing from my life” (89). The death of her parents has definitely shaped who she is but some may say, it helped her show resilience and strength to embrace her past and move

In the book My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult, Anna’s older sister has cancer. For as long as Anna has been alive, she has been her donor. Anna has turned thirteen and finally realizes what she has been doing for all these years. She has been giving her sister white blood cells and bone marrow without being asked for permission. She does not want to donate to her anymore. Although Anna and Kate are sisters, Anna has to change this.

There are many forms I use to assess an individual’s needs. The first bit of the information comes from Derby City Council, which is called a outcome based support assessment. This is what they use to identify someone’s needs and how much care they require. The information on this document is great for Derby City to use, but I also need to do my own and adapt it so it’s easier for a care worker to understand as they are the ones who will be doing the care. It’s important that I read this document before going out to do my own care plan as it gives me a bit of back

In this Assessment nursing course, one of the major things that is taught is the most important part of giving proper care to a patient. Correct patient assessment is needed before any nursing care plan or treatment can be implemented. This post-review of a person’s assessment will demonstrate the proper way to go about assessing a person’s health.

Response: If I were in the same situation Anna was in, I would do everything I can to save my sibling's life, even if my sick sibling tells me to stop helping them to get better. I would not listen to them, and continue helping them get better. My siblings matter to me and I wouldn't want to see them out of my sight ever. If one of them gets severely sick, I would absolutely do whatever I can to bring them back to their normal health. It is revealed to us in chapter one (Monday) that Anna is an allogeneic donor, meaning she is a perfect donor for her sister Kate who has acute promyelocytic leukemia. She is the only hope for Kate to get better. Anna would constantly give blood to Kate in order to save her life. She also gave her a bone marrow. Kate has realized that Anna has been sacrificing a lot for her

Through Anna’s character and viewpoint, the author allows the reader to see through this brave, gently, and strong girl all the other characters portray Anna to be. Anna constantly finds herself asking if she would even be alive if Kate hadn’t been diagnosed, she’s constantly batting between weather her parents wanted her verses just needed her to keep the daughter they wanted alive. Anna loves her sister and she’s happy to help her sister out, everyone sees that, but because the author lets her narrate a great portion of the book the reader can see she secretly wants a life of her own. The reader hears Anna say, “I’m not sick but I might as well be” also this one, “lately, I’ve been having nightmares where I’m cut into so many pieces that there isn’t enough of me to be put back together.” (Picoult xx)

In this scene where Kate is ready to die and relive every moment of your life and the beautiful moments that happened to his family. Also when she was counted as his love and Taylor as suffered by the death of his first love. Also explains that she is upset because her parents are using Anna trying to save her and that's what hurts most. However we parents are not ready to let go of Kate and feel the need to continue the fight against cancer. Anna who is helping her sister to survive no longer wants to continue grasping because she wants to live his life as everyone else. She wants to do things knowing if he donates his kidney to his sister will not be able to do to do such as pregnant in her entire

The Fitzgerald’s have a doctor genetically select an embryo as a perfect match for Kate. Nine months later, Anna is born. Every time Kate’s organs fail, they use Anna as “spare parts.” I disagree with the parent’s decision.

In the book “My Sister’s Keeper,” there is a child named Kate who is diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. After doing tests, her parents learn that neither them nor their son are matches for donors for Kate. They decide to genetically make a baby would would be a perfect donor match for Kate, who will be known as Anna. Anna’s main purpose is to help Kate, meaning donating blood, bone marrow, kidneys, etc.. With a plot twist at the end of the story, Anna dies from a car wreck while Kate who has a life threatening cancer survives.

The main character, Kate Keller portrays herself as a nurturing mother and tends to be idealistic about her son’s disappearance. Generally speaking, Kate belives her son, Larry is still alive despite the world’s views on his death. She thinks, “Everybody was [just in] a hurry to bury him”, but in truth she know her son is alive somwhere in the world.  In other words, Kate’s love for her son as a mother cannot accept Larry’s death and she also expects everone to envisage Larry’s return. Following this further, Kate gets enraged when she hears her other son’s desire to marry Larry’s ex-girlfriend. To Kate, accepting the marriage means that Larry will never come back and for this reason, she opposes the marriage and tries to get rid of Ann. In

The character of Sara is most adamant that it is in Anna’s best interests to act as a donor for Kate. However I do not think she meant for Anna to be at the mercy of her sister. I think she was only intent on doing what had to be done to keep her family intact by preserving the life of Kate. Sara believes that the social, emotional and psychological best interests of a person depend upon the happiness in the family in which they grow up in. This gives the idea that Anna’s best interests and welfare are closely tied to those of her family, who

Leukemia was diagnosed for the first time in Edinburgh by John Bennett. Later in 1868, a vital discovery was made about changes in bone marrow and the red blood cells on leukemic patients. “The earliest report of the illness to have been made by Velpeau. Velpeau reported a case of a 63 year old woman who had a fever, swollen stomach, as well as being generally weak” (Thomas 63). At the time they have not discovered leukemia, so they were unsure what it was. Scientist has also found dinosaur bones from over millions of years old that had leukemia. Neumann discovered that changes in bone marrow are linked with the source of blood. Leukemia comes from Greek words “leuko” and “Heima” that means white blood. The Greeks were given credit for leukemia. “Leukemia is a cancer of blood and bone marrow. It affects white blood cells called lymphocytes” (Childhood, Pediatric). Leukemia is started when the DNA of white cells are mutated or damaged. A child that has a sibling with leukemia has a greater chance of developing it than someone without a sibling but the risk is still low. The risk of a twin to developing leukemia is a lot greater than just being siblings. Leukemia is one deadliest cancers. There are more than 300,000 americans living with this cancer. There are about 150 people diagnosed with leukemia us the U.S and about 70 people die everyday. This cancer is more common for children who are Hispanic and adolescents with the five