Senior Project: Life Is Good No Matter What

It’s astonishing how one diagnosis can completely alter the life of a family. One day you’re looking to move into the fancy houses along the coast, and the next you’re forced to consider if you would be able to afford the same home with one income. When I was three years old my mom was diagnosed with uterine cancer. I was too young to know what was happening, but at the age of seven, when my mom was diagnosed for the second time, I began to notice a change in my family’s daily life. I was told not to sit on my mom’s lap and that she could not play with me as much as usual due to her Chemotherapy, but it was not until her third time contracting cancer that I noticed the pain she was in. I was fourteen when I finally learned about the very thing I had been trying to figure out for nearly my entire life. This burden has solely shaped the way I act and how I handle life’s many challenges, but how it accomplished this was not always a joyous experience.

Cancer on the one hand can be called as a disaster of life for most people;it affects brings death to some and depression and sadness for families and friends who were involved.Lots of people are mentally broken down by such a terrifying disease but some chose to fight against it.Terry Fox is a great example of a hero which has such life threatening illness still remains positive towards and always inspires other to cherish their lives.He tried to run all across the country with an artificial leg after his right leg was amputated six inches above the knee. He showed the whole world that it is still possible to gain hope and happiness even when life is dogged with illness or cancer; he raised money for cancer research in order to improve the medical techniques as same as to figure out a possible cure to save people’s life and to lessen their pain; he motivated people just

My freshman year I was introduced to the Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. I wanted to be as involved as possible, especially since cancer has taken the lives of many family members and friends, so I became team captain for both my freshman and sophomore year and raised a total of about $5,000. This year I have taken the position of Survivor Chair Shadow so that I can take the position of Survivor Chair my senior year, and be even more involved. Just by taking part in this amazing fundraiser I am serving my community, building my character, and demonstrating strong leadership skills. The personal gratification from making a

Cancer has one of the biggest effects on the patients mental health but also the patients loved ones and friends. It is one of the hardest things to get a grip on when the doctor tells someone that they have cancer and a fifty-fifty chance of making it. "The disease can bring many changes-in what people do and how they look, in how they feel and what they value" (Dakota 4). It makes people look at the world and their lives in a different way, valuing now what they took for granted and seeing the bigger picture in every scenario. It is something that no one can actually brace, even after the doctor tells them. Through it all though, the person must remain strong and optimistic because the cancer can affect the person's moods and in return affect the outcome of the person and the chances of their making it

We mostly raised money by selling goods, but I was driven to be an example of giving back by providing a good attitude, lessons to inspire kindness, and implemented events. When I realized how much money my ideas made, I couldn't stop innovating new ways to promote our purpose. This drove me to do more which lead me to go speak on television and ask for donations during my chorus concert. As I thanked them, I reminded them how grateful we are to be a part of a community that's bonded together by love. When we reached our goal of $15,000, we used that money to buy a student glasses, send a child to the doctors, bought some clothes for someone in need, etc. Holiday Hope inspired me and taught me how one person could make a huge impact while bringing people

We also helped plan and attend various fundraisers at different locations around Gainesville. I helped organize and set up our main event, a walk, to raise money for congenital heart disorders. Furthermore with Kappa Alpha Theta’s philanthropic committee, we planned a capture the flag tournament and dinner to raise money for abused and neglected children. I also had the opportunity to plan and attend a senior citizen prom for a community service club in high school. I had the duty of helping to invite various assisted living homes around the community, setting up venue ,and advertising the event.

Throughout High School, I led multiple philanthropic projects. As president of the Ignite Organization, I involved students to raise funds for, and volunteer at a pregnancy center. I assembled a team of volunteers, and initiated fundraisers. This effort transpired over a year and continues to affect my community. I also developed a supply-drive to assist Hurricane Sandy victims through benefit events. Furthermore, I volunteered at summer camps as well as at my Parish as a counselor.

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.

Also it helps out a good cause unlike working at the school library. My supervisor was a volunteer, who was also my baseball coach mr. Meehan. I felt that my supervisors did a great job and a great deed stepping up in our community. They gave me clear instructions on what to do and when to do it, and appreciated us being there. I felt real good after helping out the special needs athletes because i knew that this affected a lot more people that i even knew it could, and i was happy to help. I feel like i made a difference helping out the athletes and made them feel good about themselves. In the future i can see myself volunteer at the same event or others like it that help others in

“Don’t stop believing, hold on to that feeling”(10 Best Cancer Fighting Songs Ever - Above + Beyond Cancer) this quote is showing that no matter how hard you try you can get through it. Everyone is stronger than they think they are and don’t stop believing because it can get better. American Cancer Society helps one's diagnosed with cancer by other’s volunteering. It is an organization dedicated to preventing cancer, saving lives, and helping people who are suffering. Initially, it can help people survive and even make them happier by simply do something good for others. Please donate your time and money to American Cancer Society an event for cancer patients because it helps people suffering from all kinds of cancer, has events to collect

It was a typical day in the McDougal household; my sister was acclimating to college life, my annoying little brother was pushing my buttons, and my only worry was whether I was going to pass my next bio test. My dad was getting ready for a business trip to Singapore but decided to stop by the doctors for a quick checkup for his abdomen. Scans came back showing that the bump on his belly button was metastasized Stage IV Liver Cancer. I was completely devastated and couldn’t comprehend how my role model could have so much chaos inside of him. It took weeks before I could go a day without crying as I thought about my future without one of my biggest supporters. It seems for every glimmer of hope for a new treatment, a new, insurmountable brick wall appears when the scans show the treatment’s failure. As cliché as it sounds, every day truly is a rollercoaster; some days better than others. However, we slowly have adapted to this new reality and have truly understood that falling down is a part of life, but getting back up is living.

I am a firm believer that life is too short to not be happy. April 28, 2015, Austin “Flash” Schroeder, a good friend of mine, lost his battle with T-cell lymphoma. Austin’s first symptom was a limp, he had just got back from Mexico so the doctors thought he might have stepped on a nail in the ocean and dismissed it, but the limp only got worse so they decided to take x-rays, that's when they discovered cancer. It was scary but we were told that the type of cancer he has is easily treated and had a high survival rate. The months to come were filled with ups and downs but the overall consensus was that he is getting better, until the drug they were giving him stopped working. The doctors held out hope and kept trying new treatments but Austin

My experience with cancer has resulted in my altruistic personality. I often visit the cancer patients in my community. I chat and play cards or bingo with them to take their mind off their distress. I organize many charity events that raise money for local cancer patients. My favorite event that I have created is “A Journey to Life”, where families journey on a decorated

In today’s world, humans are often misled on what really is a good life. We are constantly shown through the television and magazines that being rich and famous is the way to go when it comes to a good life, when in truth many of them are miserable by problems that usually wouldn’t affect the common person. In truth there are only a few that are rich and famous and do achieve what can probably considered one of the greatest achievement’s by a man which is having a good life. In my opinion, the decision if someone has a good life or not is up to them and their will to strive for something better than average during the high school years of their life. The reason I feel like it begins at that age in their life is

It is common sense that all the human beings would like to live a happy life and they will spare no efforts in order to realize the purpose of really living a happy life in the end. However, different people have different definitions toward what a happy life is and they tend to have different standards as for how a life is that can be regarded as a happy life. There is no doubt that people will then try different means in order to pursue a happy life based on their definition toward what a happy life is. Therefore, the following will talk about the pursuit of a happy life from the perspectives of both Dalai Lama in The Art of Happiness and Viktor E. Frankl in Man’s Searching for Meaning, during which the experiences of some characters from the film Forrest Gump will be applied as evidence. Generally speaking, the pursuit of a happy life in the minds of Dalai Lama and Viktor E. Frankl can be achieved via experiencing sufferings and adversity. It is hoped that this analysis can help people understand what a happy is from a different point of view.