Personal Narrative: A Change In America

“Do you like your job mom?” My son Matthew asks me casually looking up at me from his wooden desk chair. I’m working on cooking our family dinner and he’s currently working on a 10th grade essay, where he describes what he wants to become when he grows up. I always have thought that term “growing up” was funny, because through everything I certainly never have. I smiled down at him and answered “Yes, Matthew, I love it very much.” “Can I interview you about it please, it’s part of the assignment?” he replied. I nod and make my way over to the matching desk chair and sit down. “Just answer my questions about your job” He said. “Wait Matt, don’t you have to write this down?” “UGH mom this isn’t 2016, no one writes anymore. Gosh. My IPhone 17

I’m grateful I can get this done, but I don’t want to go recovery. On the bright side my pain will be gone and my body can make more red blood cells. This means my shortness of breath will go away and the odds of my blood vessels blocking will decrease! I’m afraid about my surgery I really am, but I’m ready, ready to feel better and live a better life. I can do more with my family, hang out with my friends, and just feel better. Dr. Williams is coming back into the room now and is telling me were about to start the procedure.

I didn’t believe in aliens until I was abducted by them. I was put in some kind of contraption and I’m not sure what happened exactly, but it’s clear that I’m not where I was. Everything in 2016 is different, I don’t know if I’m in a different state or not but people are dressing differently and acting differently, and the cars, the cars are all different! I’ve been here for quite some time now and have noticed a lot of differences from where I lived in Oceanside, California in 1940. I’ve been transported to the year 2016 and there are so many things that have changed and evolved and among them are political, economic, social, and cultural changes.

Post-surgery was the most difficult part of this journey because it put me in a depressed state. The inability of playing sports and watching my teammates play

In class we watched a video over a very opinionated male who explained the reason why America is not great. I have a lot of respect for this man and I think that he brought up some extremely valid points that I have never thought about. What I mainly want to touch on is the fact that he accused my generation of being apathetic. He basic says that we could care less and are lazy good for nothings. The best response I can think of is, look at who raised us. Now, I am not saying that it is entirely our parents fault or their parents fault for the reason why teenagers do not care about school, grades, or the world. I am just saying that it is unfair to put the entire blame on my generation saying that we are the reason why the America is not great. He makes it seem that as soon as my

In this life everyone in the world has opportunities, especially people from United States. In this country everyone is able to find financial help, either from the government or organizations, for education (Scholarships, FAFSA), and for health (Obama care, financial assistance). Sadly, some people are lazy or they just can’t get the help.

Before the surgery, never have I ever believed in my abilities or my beauty. In other words, my confidence never shift above zero since I constantly compared myself to every other person borned in America. I empathize everybody problem, but never have I empathize my own troubles. The surgery numbness side-effects from the surgery and the intolerable pain made me realize being different and unique to myself is far more important than trying to compete with other people. Although my growth flourish later than others, self acceptance helped me to develop selfishness for I grow more confidence communicating with other people besides my family members.

America is a nation built on the backs of the weak. People from all forms of faith, belief, and nationalities came together, from persecuted, backgrounds to build the nation we exist in. My family was one such group of people. Irish immigrants, we moved from the homeland to the New World to be rid of a famine that was starving our people. In America we found new opportunities, but also much opposition. Racial classification and prejudice ruled in the mid to late 60s and beyond. This was during the time that Mr. Bernie Sanders began his rise to power. With a platform of protecting the weak, and building the middle class. This man is poised to revolutionize America. In the face of adversity, he stands firm and strong.

I am very lucky to have the oppertunity to have learned and gained the knowledge and information from the dietician and exersise program and all the information Wanda gave us in the initial class to help assist and continue my journey with the surgery. I understand the surgery is just a tool I am responsible for helping this tool work . If I fail this tool will Fail.And I will not fail. I want a new healthy life more than anything. I want to live. Live for me and my family I want to run and play with my baby I want to show and teach my kids how to live a healthy life so they will not have to battle as I have had

Well, ordering 1 plate for 2 people is certainly a good way to save some money. I agree that this can be easily done in America. I've actually become accustomed to the smaller portions here and like it. Tokyo has been hotter than I had originally expected. I'm a little surprised actually, since I didn't expect it to reach Florida temperatures. Last week, one day it was 37C here. It hovered around 33 to 34C the entire week. I don't think I've ever sweated so much, even in Florida. It was getting pretty bad. We just bought a second a/c unit. I couldn't see sleeping here at night without air conditioning. It's too unbearable. I imagine Minneapolis must be cooler than Tokyo. I know that you should have some nice Autumn seasons there with the leaves

Hi Christine, your female patient’s story inspired me too. It was hard to recover from an injury, and most people did not

At 54 years of age and having 14 surgeries in my adult life under my belt you would think I would have been calm. All my other surgeries I had faced with healthy trepidation and concern but not fear. However the past year and a half I had been in so much pain that I was very scared that I would come out of surgery in more pain then when I went in.

Have you ever considered dropping your old life, moving someplace far away, and starting over? I've done that, twice in my life. When I was seven or eight, my family decided to move across the country. My mother, who had been born in California, wanted to go back there and live on a farm. My sisters and I were enthusiastic about the idea of living on a farm. My father was into the idea because his mom lived in California, and he was interested in visiting her. I was afraid of flying at the time, so we didn't take a plane. Instead, we decided to drive the whole way. My two younger sisters and I would be riding in the minivan with our mother. My father would be right behind us, driving the U-Haul with all of

Have you ever been through surgery? How did you feel before and after the surgery? The way my knee was cut, it was almost an impossible task. The worry of the latter result was frightening. It was the most terrifying obstacle I have ever been through.

Three doctor’s visits later I’m heading down to Ames to have shoulder reconstruction surgery. I got hurt on September 28th and I had surgery on October 24th. Heading down there I was numb. I wasn’t scared, but I definitely wasn’t excited. I was maybe more