Bianca Muniz: The Most Selfless People

One day she talked to me about her pass. She said when she was youth she had a puppy and 2years later the dog was died. She’s devastated and don’t know how to deal with it until a day she found out she has terminal ill.

She and I had an especially close bond. Shortly before my dad’s accident, both her parents had died. I was the one who supported her through a very difficult year. As a result, she always treated me differently from the other kids—almost like an adult.

Serena Williams is currently the greatest female tennis player in the world. She holds more grand slams titles than any male player. With her older sister Venus, she is well known for her commitment, generosity and charity work. Serena's contribution to society is outstanding, and her hubristic personality is one to cherish. Her determination is incredible towards everything she does, which makes her a role model to society. Specifically young female tennis players are inspired by Serena, due to her dedication towards being the best that she can achieve.

Every day she deals with the effects of stroke, having lost most muscle control of one side of her body; but it never seems to take away from her and her fun personality; and it’s made me appreciate how I have full control over my body, just try to imagine not being able to run or use one of your hands. In the past 4 years, she has had to go to the hospital for weeks twice due to repercussions from the stroke. It does seem sad that we only see her daily during those periods, and we try and visit her daily, as I love to see a smile on her face.

appreciate her mother’s efforts to improve her life in every little way that she possibly can.

Everyone goes through rough patches in their life. Some of these patches are easy to accomplish and easy to get over. Our medicine has gotten better over time, but years ago the survival rate wasn’t that good. My grandma whose name is Linda is a breast cancer survivor and also survived with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Not everyone in this world can say she has have survived cancer this many times, especially with such low survival rates. My Grandma still puts a smile on everyone faces even when she’s in pain. She makes all of her children and grandchildren beautiful quilts, so we can have something to remember her by, if something were to happen. She loves to bake. There isn’t one occasion that there won’t be some type of desert made by her. She has so many beautiful talents.

She has gone through some rough times in her life, with getting Breast Cancer. She was diagnosed in November of 1989, and had a mastectomy on January of 1990. She made a full recovery and has been breast cancer free ever since. My grandmother is the most amazing woman I have ever known. When I need advice about anything she is my go to lady, she will tell you the truth and she will not hold back. She is so funny, smart, straight forward, kind, and I would not be the woman I am today without her amazing

When she was around 5 years old her dad left them.threw the rest of her life she was raised by her single mom and her 2 older sisters. Then her family was everything to her and her family is everything to her now.Growing up she didn't have very much and she didn't want me and my sister to grow up like that. She has taught us that we can wish for a lot of things but we only need what we really need. Her family was everything then and is everything now.

I, Claudette Prevot, have known Valerie Faison for over 10 years, due to us being coworkers, and over these past years Valerie has become more than a friend – she has become a member of my own family. Valerie is a person who puts a smile on anyone no matter how badly one may feel on a given day. She is truly a gift from God and anyone that who comes into contact with Valerie understands the way I feel about her persona.

I crawled into bed with her one night. Under the blankets and wrapped in her arms, I whispered, “Why did the doctors take your hair away?” To this, my mom softly explained to me the process of chemotherapy. I was four years old at the time, and two years prior to this my mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Having never drank, smoked, or done drugs, her diagnosis came as an incredible shock. She fought it for the next three years of her life, and though I was very little at the time, I have very vivid memories of being with her through this. I remember rubbing her bald head while we watched movies, I remember painting her pictures daily, and most often I remember doing yoga with her on the beach.

She made a courageous decision to attend Central Piedmont Community College late in her life and obtain her GED to gain a career that might sustain her and her children. I was in high school during that time and remember helping her with homework. My mom was a single parent and struggled financially. She entered the nursing program, but had a heart attack and walked away with her Nursing Assistant Certification. While working three jobs, she paid the bills and made sure my younger brother and I had something to eat. Later, she worked her way up to Activities Director at Carmel Hills Retirement Center located in Charlotte, NC. My brother and I were so proud of her. She passed away in 2006 from pancreatic cancer, however the impact of seeing her attend college, complete her studies, and further her education still astounds

So, my mom and I left and went back to my uncle Tom’s house where we were all staying that night. We tried everything to make me feel better, oils, baths, massages, a heating pad, warm water, warm soup, etc. But nothing was working and I didn’t even eat lunch or dinner. So in the middle of the night, my parents agreed it would be a smart idea to take me to the hospital. Many interesting things happened there. I got to try everything, pee in a cup, IV for dehydration, x-rays, IV to pump meds, and I even had to get an ultrasound because they couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me!! I thought it was kind of cool to get an ultrasound and to do all of this doctor stuff, but honestly that was the worst experience I’ve ever had in my life. I finally got out of that place being labeled with E. Coli, a bacterial infection. I was so glad to be able to walk around again without worrying about ripping IV cords out from my arms. I was also excited to go back to school!! I missed my friends a ton. As i got back to school I got many gifts and

She was the older sister I’ve always wanted and my biggest role model. She was a high spirited person and always had a smile on her beautiful face. She developed some symptoms, but less than a year later, she was classified as having stage four renal diseases. She was in and out of college, needing to drop out because of her flares. I saw how much she wanted to live a “normal” life, but couldn’t. She never complained and always tried to live life to the fullest. A month after her twenty-fourth birthday, she was admitted to the hospital. For the next couple of months, she went through copious tests and transfusions. Whenever I visited her, I felt like a part of me was dying, so helpless. Our family was completely exhausted, but would never leave her or give up

I am most impressed by Anna's willingness to help in any situation.  She is a dependable and reliable person who is always eager to aid others.  Through her work with a special needs program and as a lifeguard, Anna has shown her dedication towards helping people.  Every time I see Anna, she always greets me with a friendly smile and has a very warm and approachable demeanor.  Anna has been a consistent program-goer and has supported many of the floor programs that we have held.

Christine de Pizan was a daughter of a very educated man named Thomas de Pizan. He was a councilor of the Venetian Republic. During the time of Thomas de Pizan working in the courts of Charles V of France, Christine actually educated herself. She was 15 when she married and was a widow by the time she was 24. She had 3 children and produced hundreds of poems and books to support herself and children. She contributed a very positive way for women to voice their matters of all stages during the era of misogyny in the Renaissance society. Her writing offset the harmful stereotypes of women by making more of a positive role models for