Cancer: A Story That Changed My Life

Everyone hears the word “Cancer” and automatically thinks death? Imagine being told you have cancer a month before Christmas and having to start chemotherapy right away. That was me at age 16 barely a junior in High School, they say high school is supposed to be a great experience. And it was at the beginning which was my freshman and sophomore year. I was that girl athlete with lots of friends who went day by day not caring about my health I would eat lots of junk food and stay up late at night. I come from a Hispanic family single parent my mom and 4 siblings 3 girls and one boy. Two had already gotten married and there was only 3 left at home including me. My mom would work out in the fields so sometimes she 'd come home late, therefore

I observed Harper, a 23 month old little girl that is full of energy. Also participating in the interaction with Harper was her mother and five year old sister, Mya. Harper is very friendly and outgoing. She is very interested “reading books” and loves to be read to. She enjoys helping her mother clean and do simple tasks. She seems to be very confident with and without her mother in her sight. Harper’s father is not actively involved in her life because he lives in another state.

Around 18 months, it’s clear that Stella had started to become self aware, by talking to herself when looking in the mirror and smiling. I try to let her become more independent while still staying in control because she still needs guidance at this age. By the time Stella begins preschool, she is potty trained with a few accidents here or there, and seems to be advancing well socially, physically, and mentally. She had a bit of trouble when she started, becoming scared that I would not come back to get her, but after I reassured her, she seemed to calm down as soon as I left, demonstrating a bit of object permanence, that just because I am not there does not mean I have disappeared forever. She is a bit shy to start, but warmed up making it evident that she is a slow-to-warm up child according to Thomas and Chess (Thomas and Chess, 1977.) She is not a very active child, preferring to play by herself with her toys. When she gets stuck on something, I try and scaffold to support her, rather that doing it for her (H Snyder, lecture notes, September 20th, 2017.) By age two, Stella continues to explore the world around her, and my partner has been spending more quality time with her when possible. We are saving up to buy a home, so in order to save money we try and do inexpensive adventures with her (Manis, 2008.) Stella’s emotions have expanded, and by age 3 she is able to express these emotions with ease. When Stella is 3, I give

Marienelle Fernandez is a mom of 3 amazing girls, Alicia, Bella, and Gia. She’s a registered nurse with 18 years of experience, ranging from long-term care to information technology, and quality/patient safety/risk management. She’s a graduate of 2 Master’s Degrees: Nursing with an emphasis in Nursing Informatics and Healthcare Administration and Management with a specialization in organizational leadership and changed management. She’s a Ph.D.Mind-Body Medicine student with certification in Wellness Coaching, and founder of RNMomEntrepreneur - Health and Happiness Lifestyle Blog. As the only child of strong, Catholic, Filipino immigrant parents, she grew up in an environment with expectations to be silent, obedient, and passive.

In this article, Sarah Cotterill writes about how cancer has changed the way she sees and processes the world she lives in today. During this hard time of her life she has experienced both highs and lows throughout. Cotterill is only 29 years of age but feels she has the knowledge to speak in this topic since she has experienced it first hand.

As Lucy progresses in age, she fears being smarter than her father, Lucy’s increasing academic ability becomes an issue

For years people have been looking for a cure for the devastating disease of cancer. Cancer is the third highest killer in the US with over 2,500,000 victims per year. Oncologists and scientists around the country are researching all forms of cancer in an effort to understand, treat, and ultimately defeat this disease. Already there have been numerous advances in the field, such as chemotherapy and gene therapy. One advance has been the use of a cell process known as apoptosis. By harnessing this normal cell process, scientists hope to have found an effective way to combat cancer.

There is nothing anyone could have done. My sister didn’t mean to get cancer, and she couldn’t have stopped it from growing. I just wish things had happened differently and that my entire family wouldn’t be turned away from me now.

You never know how essential a person is to you until they are no longer in your life. 7.6 million pure lives are lost every year due to this distressing disease. The volleyball team of Ontario High School was fortunate enough to promote awareness for various types of cancers. Our creative way to get the school and community involved is hosting a volley for a cure match and auctioning prizes off and having a bake sale. This hits home with me because my papa battled this life threatening disease for over thirty years. Thousands of dollars are raised in creative ways and donated in optimism to finding a cure to kick cancer's butt.

After a while of sitting in my grandparents living room mindlessly playing with my toys I decided to get up. I walked towards the commotion going on in the small hallway connecting the living room to the kitchen. The gathering of people consisted of my mom, dad, grandpa, and grandma. Curious about what was going on I walked over to the group. I reached my mom and looked up to see that her eyes were bloodshot, as if she had been crying. I looked over to my dad and his face, like everyone else's, was grim. During this time I kept hearing one repeating word, cancer. I started to listen more closely to the conversation going on around me because even at the age of seven I knew that cancer was bad news. I listened intently and heard my mom explain how she had colon cancer.

You never think it will happen to you. “27 year old man killed in freak lightning strike.” “24 year old surfer killed by rare shark attack.” “40 year old man killed by RARE skin cancer.” But then it does. You don’t expect it and you are definitely not ready for it. The next many years are difficult, full of tears and grief, and full of questions… After eleven, it has improved. However, I still ask, “Why?” “Why did it have to be a RARE cancer?” “Who has even heard of nasal cancer?” “Why did he die to a disease he spent his life seeking to cure?” In May of 2004, scientist Han Mo Koo passed away from NK-T cell lymphoma and my life changed forever.

At the time of the observation, Lucy had been living in the shelter for a year and a half. She shares a room with her mother and younger brother age 2. Lucy had never attended any type of childcare prior to starting school last fall. Lucy has issues of self-regulating and often times she needs to be reminded to not get in adult conversations. Also, Lucy often times would demonstrate feeling of sadness, depression, and anxiety. However, with the help of the shelter staff, residents, and school staff, Lucy has demonstrated improvements in this area. Lucy only speaks English and is at grade level according to school reports.

This actually was not the first time that I have seen this movie, but after learning about cancer for the past few weeks, I saw the film and characters in a different way. Overall, I think the movie is a good depiction of the emotional stages someone might go through after being diagnosed with cancer, and I think it also showed the physical affects of cancer pretty well for Adam and his chemotherapy friends. One thing I liked about the movie was that I developed emotional connections with the characters. I felt anger at the ex-girlfriend for being selfish and heartless, I felt hopelessness for Adam when the results of the chemotherapy came back ineffective, I felt love for Kyle when I saw the “Dealing With Cancer” book with notes and dog-eared pages, and I felt pure joy when Adam came out of surgery and finally got a girlfriend and a life that he seemed to deserve so badly. One of the themes that stuck out most to me throughout the movie was Adam’s support system, or lack there of for most of the movie. It really made me think about how important that is for someone going through cancer, but also anyone trying to recover from an illness or

From birth until September of 2006 Abby remained with me at home. When I finally returned to work Abby’s primary care giver was her father, he stayed home with her from September of 2006 through December of 2006. She was then placed in the care of her aunt’s daycare from December of 2006 until August of 2008 as she then began Preschool at Precious Gems Learning Center.

At the age of 23, Charlie has a fairly good life. He has a good job with a national insurance company, and recently married his girlfriend of three and a half years, Autumn. They are expecting their first child this November. But things have not always gone so well for Charlie. When Charlie was two and a half years old, his mother Laura and father Jose Chili Pepper gave birth to their second child, Chloe. Jose and Laura knew there was something wrong with Chloe right away, because of the way she turned her hand, but no doctor in Fudge Brownie, Montana, would confirm Jose and Laura’s suspicion their daughter had Cerebral Palsy.