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Tuesdays with Morrie is a movie in which the main character, a college professor, develops amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease and the progression of the disease until his death. In this essay, I will discuss how I felt after watching this movie, how touch and intimacy can be beneficial to the older adult’s well-being. I will also discuss how some adults feel that aging is part of a spiritual journey and what nurses can do to help facilitate this journey. Lastly I will explain

3 ALS – The Fight for Life One may wonder how ALS works through the body. The meaning is defined within the name Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Amyotrophic means that the muscles become small and weak causing them to break down. Lateral occurs where the nerves nourish the muscles, these nerves are located on both sides of the spinal cord. Sclerosis means that the hardened or scarred tissue develops in place of the healthy nerves within the affected part of the spinal cord. Additionally, the nerves

In Mitch Albom's memoir, Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch displays the role of a sidekick in several unique ways by taking on what he learns from Morrie in his every day life to improve the way he looks at his own life. Morrie declares to Mitch, "The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in"(Albom52). This quote means that in life it is more important to help others and give to the community and show how much you care for others, but you also have to allow people

Chronological/Timeline: Lou Gehrig (Haley) You know that disease Lou Gehrig's disease, yeah well that Lou, is me. I was born on June 19, 1903 in Yorkville, Manhattan in New York City. My parents, Heinrich and Christina Gehrig were German immigrants who moved to a new country a few years before I was born. My childhood was based around poverty. I was gifted when I was young, excelling in both football and baseball. After high school, I studied engineering and played fullback for the football team

Three Life Lessons from Tuesdays with Morrie Tuesdays with Morrie has a lot of grate life lessons. The three most important to me are money, culture, and forgiveness. There are so many different kinds on life lessons from happy emotions to sad feelings. Some things we use in our life every single day is money. Morrie says that we value the wrong things. We value money because it gets us new things. Morrie said in the book that everyone thinks they have to keep up with the latest style. We use

In page 108 of Mitch Albom’s novel titled Tuesdays with Morrie, Morrie Schwartz is asked if he had the chance to reincarnate, in what form would he come back as. Morrie’s reply is a gazelle. His choice is interesting because gazelles are one of the most underrated animals in the world. Gazelles are thin and graceful antelopes that are found in Africa and Asia. They bear resemblance to deer and are in the same family as cattle, sheep and goats. Gazelles can be identified by their curved horns, tan

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS or Lou Gherig’s disease, is a neurological disease which attacks nerve cells causing them to die and leave the muscles paralyzed. People with ALS lose strength and control of muscles, weakening them and causing them to start to wear away. Eventually the muscles stop working all together and cause paralysis in places such as arms, legs and other parts of the body. When the nerve cells in the diaphragm and chest wall are attacked and the muscles

be the best, have the best, and be better off than the next guy that the blessings in front of us are sometimes forgotten. Tuesday’s with Morrie is a true-life story about a man, Morrie Schwartz, who was tragically diagnosed with ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, which is debilitating fatal disease. Exceptional and unique are two words to describe Morrie, an extraordinary man who impacted everyone from the students he taught at Brandeis University, to the public

The question I chose was number three, question three says there are many lessons that Tuesday with Morrie teaches us; Morrie’s aphorisms often communicate an important message to be learned about life. Chose n aphorism or several aphorisms and explain how you plan to apply these concepts to your daily life I the future. There are some great aphorism that Morrie makes but one of my favorites are “I don’t allow myself any more self-pity than that. A little each morning, a few tears, and that’s

The book, Tuesdays with Morrie, is a very inspirational book to many different people. There are many things to learn from reading this book by Mitch Albom. In his book, Morrie, who is just about going to pass away, teaches Mitch many different lessons about life. The most interesting lessons was when Morrie taught Mitch how to deal with emotions, when he talked about death, and when he talked about love. First of all, on the sixth Tuesday, Morrie and Mitch talked about emotions. In a separate chapter