Overcoming Adversity: A Brief Analysis

Adversity will be overcome when one becomes brave , determined , and has the willingness to fail.As being born without a arm, baseball player Jim Abbott, had a long journey ahead of him.Or the brave runners who ran the Boston Marathon after two bombs went off at the finsh line. last year.Even Malala Yousafzai, a young who got shot in the head by the taliban because she thought that girls all girl should get an education.All of these people remember to maintain in control , be brave , and accept failure when overcoming adversity.

Overcoming adversity is hard, but these people survived the toughest obstacles that life could throw at you. Adversity is something everyone goes through, but these are extraordinary cases of what people went through.This crowd of people overcame adversity in three ways, only caring about what they thought, being creative, and facing their problems.

On May 11th 2013, my grandma passed away due to pancreatic cancer. A little later that year on September 25th, my mom received a call from my aunt in Guam that my dad had passed away in his sleep. Then on May 14th 2014, my grandpa passed from complications of an allergic reaction to a medication. So within a year, I was left to deal with three immediate family deaths, one right after another. Losing such important figures in one’s life could leave someone depressed and unmotivated to move on with their own life and to rise above those challenges is difficult, yet possible. During this time of hardship, I grew discouraged and saddened, but over time I became motivated to set aside these struggles and make a change.

I remember thinking about how fortunate I was for having none of my family members to die from cancer. It was just another late night of working hard in the laboratory trying to find something. It was precisely 10 o’clock at night where I had never felt so accomplished. I had finally done it, I found the cure to cancer. At first I couldn’t believe my eyes when I had been reading the chart, but when I gave the antibodies to cancer patients their symptoms left and their cancer had been cured. I was 35 when I had found the cure and I lived in Iowa City, which is where I met my wife. I called my wife, Selena, and told her about my discovery and she started crying. It was a different type of cry..no it wasn’t tears from joy, it was tears from sadness. I asked Selena why she was crying. That day was never forgotten, not because of my discovery, but of the news that my wife told me. Our son passed away that afternoon from Lung Cancer. I was devastated. I went into a deep depression and I kept asking myself, “why couldn’t you have found the cancer just a couple hours earlier.” My story was all over the news, for awhile I never cared about anything but my son. I had received an extremely high number of money. I didn’t care about money anymore. I gave over half of it to people who needed it more than I did. I didn’t feel like doing interviews until about 6 months after his death. I learned something from my experience, In order to achieve your goal, sacrifices will need to be made. I found the cure to the most deadliest thing in the world but I had lost my most prized

This past summer, I, along with my mother and father, travelled to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. My mom had been invited to participate in the St. Jude For Life Study because when she was around six to eight years old, she had a form of leukemia called Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. This particular study is to help all present and future St. Jude patients and help to research for a cure. While there, I saw first-hand how cancer can affect a family. You can just see all of the stress, the worry, the exhaustion, the tiredness, the fear, and the tears on the families’ and the patients’ faces.

Each year, approximately 12.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer and unfortunately that number is not decreasing. My sister, Caitlin, was a part of that statistic 12 years ago, and to say her Ewing’s Sarcoma changed not only her life, but also my family’s would be an understatement. As a child, witnessing the deterioration of my sister’s health and the my family’s normalcy ultimately shaped me into the person I am today; a person that welcomes change with a resilient nature built on a foundation to never quit. I am blessed to say that my sister is flourishing and her cancer has been in remission and upon meeting her today, one would have no idea she ever endured such a relentless disease. Nevertheless in the past two years, my mother

When working in a team environment, adversity is something you can't get around. No matter what your task is, there is nearly no way to not work with adversity. You will either be working with other people or, as odd as it may sound, with yourself. Working with other people is he easiest part, because as many people know, your worst enemy can be yourself.

In 2012 my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, for the following year and a half I watched my mother undergo multiple surgeries, daily radiation, and a variety of other intensive treatments. Throughout the entire process I watched my mother physically and mentally deteriorate. At the time my knowledge of the disease was minimal and not only was I fearful of my mothers future, but I was also unaware of the physiological functions that would overcome my mothers body eternally. Following a year and a half of agonizing and aggressive treatments my family received the news that my mother was officially in complete remission. Throughout my mothers battle with breast cancer my family and I met countless individuals who were

If you were a famous athlete dealing with adversity, how would you handle it? Adversity is any obstacle you have in life, it could be a disability, it could be a fear of something, or it could be a lot of different things. Many people around you could have some type of adversity. Both famous athletes and non-famous people can have adversity, but how are they different? How are they similar? Who would it be harder to be? I believe that being a famous athlete with adversity would be harder than being a non-famous person with adversity.

Knowing that my mother was fighting such a hideous disease left me feeling powerless and unable to do anything about it. I’ve always loved giving a hand to the ones in need, but in this occasion I could not help the person that I love the most. I began to feel desperation when I saw that my mother began to lose her hair and her weight very rapidly. I wanted to do something about it, but I did not know what to do. I wanted to get her a cure, but I did not know how to cure her. Then I realized that the only way I can help my mother was by being strong for her and allow her to feel my support. All I wanted was for my mother to have hope that everything would turn out fine. My mother ended up beating cancer all because she never lost her faith and remained strong throughout her chemotherapy.

It was at that moment that I realized; I’m a member of a community that brings the light of hope back into people's lives. We do our best to aid those who have been struggling on the dark and arduous road to remission. We are the friends, family, and survivors who raise money for the family struggling to pay the bills because the price of chemotherapy is more than they make in a year. We are the volunteers that plan and coordinate events like the one I was at to celebrate those who overcame cancer and motivate those fighting the battle we call “treatment”. We are a message that reinvigorates belief for those combating

I was instantly heart broken and terrified I would lose the person that motivated me to do my best. My mom had to go through seventeen chemotherapy treatments and three surgeries. Throughout this entire process, I was terrified, but I tried my best to hide it. I knew that my mom needed a solid support system and optimism in the atmosphere. My mom getting cancer made it hard for me to focus in school, sports, and I failed to be a teenager by being with friends and gaining new experiences. About two years later, I was a senior in high school when my mom was pronounced cancer free. A huge weight was lifted off my shoulders, and I never felt so grateful in my life. My mom’s cancer taught us both to be optimistic in challenging situations, trust God’s plans, and to never take advantage of what you have because you never know when it can slip

In October of my freshman year, my older brother Kyle was diagnosed with glioblastoma brain cancer. He was 18, only two and half years older than me. He could no longer attend school. He was in and out of the hospital. Sometimes he could walk and other times he couldn’t. That year, there was so much sorrow and suffering, but also pleasure in the little joys of life. Somehow, Kyle still managed to maintain his positive attitude and touch the lives of those around him. He was able to graduate in June, but after that, his condition turned for the worst. His life ended in July, just a month after his graduation. We were close, and we became especially close when he was sick. He spent practically all of his time with me and my parents that year. Our family bonded exponentially, and when he passed away, my parents and I were devastated.

“When someone has cancer. The whole family, and everyone who loves them does too.” Two people that I was and am very close to have had cancer in my lifetime. One of which is still here today, and one passed away 25 April 2013. My main points of this essay are: - Multiple Myeloma -Lessons learned about cancer, and finally Small Cell Carcinoma. Cancer sucks and I am about to tell you my experiences with cancer and how it has affected my family and those around us.

On July 24, 2017 I wasn't expecting to find out that one of my closest family members was diagnosed with stage 4 breast, lung, and lymph node cancer, but it did happen and it was my aunt Anne. After living with this information I’ve quickly realized that I shouldn't take family for granted because one day they could be gone. She had recently struggled with stage 2 breast cancer about three years ago and recovered positively and I thought this was the last of the pain for her but I had guessed wrong.