Meredith Journal Entry

April was forced to wear very ugly clothing to school.  Mrs. DeRosier also wasn't sending the mail that April was sending and receiving from Cheryl.  Jennifer, a former friend of April helped her out in both of these areas.

Her grandmother treats her badly. She acts as if Ellen is to blame for her daughter's death. This is how Ellen describes the beginning of hers’ and her grandmother’s relationship, “My mama’s mama picked me up in her long car that was like the undertaking car only hers was cream. I told Roy and Julia on more time I did not need to go. If we have to live together the least you could do is talk to me like you know I am in your car is what I thought to say to her. I figured she would warm up to me. But all she asked on the way to her house was when does school start again? Lord it just ended and I sure am looking forward to the summer at your house I said for the icebreaker. I asked you when school starts. I do not need the commentary is what she said back to me hot. So September. I said September. I said my answer quick and on time like the army way. I saluted in my head.” {P. 61}

During the second session, the family was provided individual opportunities to relate his or her perceptions of the struggles in the family. Using Claudia as the identified patient, the family related struggles directly associated with Claudia’s behavior (Nichols, 2013, p. 15). Whitaker (1978) conceptualized the issues in a different perspective stating, “sounds like Claudia is in charge of getting Mom and Dad to start fighting, and you and Laura are in charge of helping them stop” (p. 11). Whitaker also indicated the parallels involving Carolyn’s anger at Claudia for hiding in her room and David’s propensity to hide in his study (p. 11). Using the unconscious frame of reference from session one, another conceptualization that was presented was that of Don’s willingness to talk as the reason that the family had not wanted to bring him to the first session (p. 12).

despise her, which is likely how Jack the ripper had felt about his controlling, alcohol mother who

When Jeannette’s mother did come, it was evident that she cared about the safety and well-being of her child: “Mom ran into the room” (9). Seeing as she came running rather than strolling, it can be inferred that her mother is attentive and worried about her daughter; however, once in the hospital, her father has an averse reaction to her injuries and the fact that she’s in the hospital when he says: “You shouldn’t be in this antiseptic joint” (13). Most parents would fret over their child and let the hospital do whatever they saw fit to help their child, but her father Rex doesn’t trust the hospital and potentially jeopardizes his daughter’s health by not adhering to the hospital's recommendations. A parallel episode to this tragic fire incident is when the family is staying at a hotel and are woken up in the middle of the night by a fire. The whole building burns down, similar to how Jeanette's favorite pink dress was completely singed and had to be cut

Family: Youth and Mrs. Edman are not getting along. Mrs. Edman stated that during youth’s clinical sessions, youth reported that she hates Mrs. Edman. Youth informed CM that she said she hates her mother sometimes. CM explained to youth the importance of Mrs. Edman and how she should not say the word “hate” to her mother or anyone.

However, Lia thinks that “nothing [she does] is [her mother’s] business anymore” now that she is divorced from her father (Anderson 142). Her frustration with a split family and her father’s new wife, Jennifer, seemed to be too much pressure for Lia to handle. In the end, in the process of healing, she began to talk more with her mom and realized that her mom shows care in her own way. Lia’s mother worries like any other mother. She worries that “[her] only child was starving to death and [she] couldn’t help her” (Anderson 236). Lia may feel like her mother is always so distant with her work at the hospital, but she still has the sense of hope that her mother really does care in her own unique way.

Meredith ends up running away to her that boys house to try to get away from her father. Meredith's father use to date the boys mother one time and her father was like a father figure for the boy since his dad walked out on him when he was little. Her father is not allowed to be alone with her or any children under the age of 18. Meredith's mother ends up leaving while she is asleep to turn to the story and her father is there, when she find out she ends up crawling out of a window and running to the boys house to hide from both her mother and father. theme/moral:

Things have gone downhill in a matter of days, and I have simply had no time to myself to sit and ponder. Brother John has recently killed himself due to his gambling debts. Shocked beyond belief, Mother had a stroke and is now on her deathbed, slowly fading in and out of life. Eliza and I have been tasked with taking care of her until she ultimately passes away. For the record, grieving and taking care of your dying mother at the same time is not an easy task. Jane is now coming back to Gateshead. What for, I simply have no clue. Last I checked, she hated Mother with a passion. I certainly hope she does not stay too long, for I almost went blind from looking at her as a child. I wish things didn't turn out like this, but it is what it is.

Once a upon a time here was a little girl named Abby with brown lushness hair and blue crystal eyes , all of her clothing that she wears is all ripped up with holes in her shirt and her pants, only 8 all by herself with no family in the spring. Abby's dog that has green sparkly eyes and White fur that she finds on the street that is named Pumpkin. Abby and Pumpkin lives in a dark alley with shadows all around. Pumpkin and Abby only sleep on an old sofa sometimes they get scared. One day she wanted to go exploring. Pumpkin tagged along.

Janie and Nanny’s relationship is that of a mother daughter relationship and that of a father daughter relationship.Since Janie’s parents were not in her life Nanny stepped up to the plate and had to play the role of mother and father to Janie “ You aint got no papa, you might jus’ as well say no mama, for de good she do yuh. You ain’t got nobody but me.” (Hurston 15)” . When Nanny first caught Janie kissing Johnny Taylor she reacted like a father, in that time traditionally would striking Janie. But, Nanny’s motherly side kicked in and she then sat Janie on her lap and talked to her like a mother would. Nanny, like a father would in that time chose what she thought was a suitable man for her granddaughter. And like a mother in that time took

One particular event that happened on February 7, 2017, made me rethink my entire way of teaching and promoting health to patients that I see in the clinical setting. Mrs. P. is a 66-year-old woman who came to the clinic a few weeks prior to have her left knee checked after having it replaced sometime prior. Her vital signs were all within normal limits and she had no other complaints, so my preceptor referred her to her orthopedic surgeon to follow up for a possible infection. A few weeks later she came into the clinic again after her follow-up appointment with her rheumatologist and orthopedic surgeon. Her blood pressure was significantly high about 160/85 this visit and when she was questioned if she had been taking

Then there was Candace’s character whom was a single mother. Mike and Candace started a relationship that included his mother most of the time. Candace would often have girl talk with her friend Lauren they would discuss problems she was having with Mike’s mother. There was feminine friendship between Lauren and Candace’s character that allowed them to discuss almost any and everything.

. One day Sharon showed up on Laura’s doorstep with information that ripped the nuclear family apart. Laura, hurt and disappointed, responded with vicious revenge. She tried to obtain full control of all their present and future assets. Anger is too simpler word to describe the emotions and actions Laura displayed. She didn’t hide her husband’s infidelity, she told the world. Calling every family member and friend who would listen, she reported all the details told to her by Sharon. She wanted Robert’s integrity and reputation to be dirt.

She meets her dad’s daughter, her half-sister, Lexie. Lexie begins to work at the hospital with Meredith. Meredith does not like her and is very jealous of her because she has a good relationship with their father. Meredith is like a closed book and she does not let many people read her. This is why Meredith does not have many friends. She keeps to herself most of the time. Meredith and Lexie finally bond and have a good friendship. She begins to have a healthy relationship with someone in her family. Unfortunately, Lexie dies, and once again another person abandons Meredith.