Well since i was visiting my grandmother i acted like i always do when i see her which is happy and nice. She has bein diognosed with cancer since i could remember and i never treated her any differently because she is ill. Of course i feel bad for her and wish that she wasn't ill but the best thing i could do at this point is give her things and help her with whatever she wants. However me acting sorry for her and giving her what she wants is simply due to the result of human vulnerability and mortality. I feel as though i need to make her life easier any way possible for that sickness must make her life really difficult.
Insights from the the book, "Tuesdays With Morrie" apply to the situation of the person i visited because in the book it talked about howw people who visited morrie felt pity for him and wanted to give Morrie anything he wanted. In that same way i felt as though i had to give my grandmother anything she wanted due to the pity i felt for her because she is ill.
Once i reached my grandmother's house she opened the door and i greeted her with a huge. After greeting her we decided to take a seat in The kitchen when i noticed that she couldn't walk to fast and she looked as if walking took alot of energy out of her. So i helped her by letting her hold on to me while giving her support by telling her to not try so hard. We then talked about how was school going, she then talked about her past, and how my family in Ecuador are doing. Even though these stories usually take hours i don't mind one bit and actually enjoy them because i cherish the time i have with my grandmother because any day colud be her last.
So after like two hours of listening to my grandmothers stories she went to the fridge to get something to eat when she realized that she had no food. She then told me that she was going to go to the grocery store. Even though the store is two blocks away i felt as though she shouldn't go to the store while i'm there and should only relax. That's when i said," Dont worry about it i'll go to the store for you just let me make a list of the things you want and i'll be sure to get it for you." So i went to the grocery store and got what she wanted and 20 minutes later i brought her back the foods that she wanted.
After she thanked me for bringing her, her food i felt really good because i feel so bad for her and since she is so ill i feel as though she needs to relax and not push herself to do things. About two minutes later my grandmother decided to start making some soup for the both of us. While the soup was cooking my grandmother and i started watching television. We watched telemundo and the shows had us laughing. After thirty minutes the soup was ready we went to the table and ate soup. I told her thank you and how good the soup was. Talked some more for a little while eating. After i was done with the soup i told her i had to go and hugged her good bye and went on my way back home. It was a good day and i felt really happy because i spent time with my grandmother.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
HW 26 - Looking Back & Forward In Unit
4-5 important ideas, insights, or items of information that I have learned in this unit so far (and the source):
1) Everything that we eat is made out of corn(Omnivores dilemma young readers addition)
2) What really happens to the animals in Processed farms is nightmarish and corrupt(Class movie & Omnivores dilemma young readers addition)
3) Death doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing and death is only as bad as you make it(Tuesdays With Morrie)
4) Other countries such as France and Britian have way better health care than the U.S(Class Movie)
5) The big insurance companies only want to help themselves and only help the people when it's also benefiting them(class movie)
The book, "Tuesdays With Morrie" has been most helpful for me in coming to a deeper understanding of our culture's dominant social practices around illness and dying because it showed me that everyone feels pity for the ill person. It also showed me that due to pity you feel it necessary to give the ill person anything he wants and make his last days pleasant. Beth's speech made me come to a deeper understanding of our culture's dominant social practices around illness and dying. It made me come to a deeper understanding because it made me realize that the hospitals really do care about money over peoples health.
Questions I think is most important to explore in the final two weeks:
1) Are there people high in power trying to help us and not trying to only get money? And if so who are they?
2) Why aren't we given as much medical attention when we aren't close to dying?
3) Are doctors forced to decline patients due to there superiors?
We could best explore this topic by looking at some more videos or other texts answering to the questions above
addressing question 1: There appears to be no just people high in power trying to help us. The only time they "help us" is when they are secretly getting big money from the governmet. To make matters worse doctors also have the power to decline there patients of medical help. The reason this is not just is because the doctos do this just so they could make more money because some of these treatments coast the hospitals millions of dollars. However the worse thing of all is this corrupt system doesn't seem like it's going to get better anytime soon.
Addressing question 2: Maybe we aren't given given as much medical attention when we arent close to dying because the doctors dont think we need it. I also think we aren't given as much medical attention because doctors dont want to waste there time and possibly spend the companies money. For example doctors are always acting like they are very busy and always have stuff to do but when my mom makes an appointment and i go see a doctor they always seem so relaxed and as if they weren't doing anything. Also the doctors always want to take the least amount of time they could with there patients and move on to the next as if they dont really care. This is yet another reason why i think this system is so corrupt.
1) Everything that we eat is made out of corn(Omnivores dilemma young readers addition)
2) What really happens to the animals in Processed farms is nightmarish and corrupt(Class movie & Omnivores dilemma young readers addition)
3) Death doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing and death is only as bad as you make it(Tuesdays With Morrie)
4) Other countries such as France and Britian have way better health care than the U.S(Class Movie)
5) The big insurance companies only want to help themselves and only help the people when it's also benefiting them(class movie)
The book, "Tuesdays With Morrie" has been most helpful for me in coming to a deeper understanding of our culture's dominant social practices around illness and dying because it showed me that everyone feels pity for the ill person. It also showed me that due to pity you feel it necessary to give the ill person anything he wants and make his last days pleasant. Beth's speech made me come to a deeper understanding of our culture's dominant social practices around illness and dying. It made me come to a deeper understanding because it made me realize that the hospitals really do care about money over peoples health.
Questions I think is most important to explore in the final two weeks:
1) Are there people high in power trying to help us and not trying to only get money? And if so who are they?
2) Why aren't we given as much medical attention when we aren't close to dying?
3) Are doctors forced to decline patients due to there superiors?
We could best explore this topic by looking at some more videos or other texts answering to the questions above
addressing question 1: There appears to be no just people high in power trying to help us. The only time they "help us" is when they are secretly getting big money from the governmet. To make matters worse doctors also have the power to decline there patients of medical help. The reason this is not just is because the doctos do this just so they could make more money because some of these treatments coast the hospitals millions of dollars. However the worse thing of all is this corrupt system doesn't seem like it's going to get better anytime soon.
Addressing question 2: Maybe we aren't given given as much medical attention when we arent close to dying because the doctors dont think we need it. I also think we aren't given as much medical attention because doctors dont want to waste there time and possibly spend the companies money. For example doctors are always acting like they are very busy and always have stuff to do but when my mom makes an appointment and i go see a doctor they always seem so relaxed and as if they weren't doing anything. Also the doctors always want to take the least amount of time they could with there patients and move on to the next as if they dont really care. This is yet another reason why i think this system is so corrupt.
Monday, December 20, 2010
HW 25 - Response To Sicko
Summary:America's health care system is not really meant to help the people of the United States get better. These medical centers wont even help insured people. They only care to help the health insurance companies make more money by reducing the amount of care that the people recieve. There are many people in America without any health care whatsoever and for the people that do have health care they are still treated as if they are without healthcare. This is because these insurance companies want money and will charge these people huge amounts of money for operations. To make matters worse often times they will even deny patients the medical help they need in order to stay alive because those medical companies dont want to give up the money the have. Which is a corrupt way of looking at things because in other countries such as France, and England they dont charge you for medical help including almost all the treatments the patient needs to stay alive.
Evidence"
A: Michael Moore's first piece of evidence to bolster his argument in Sicko was denying the people of medical help when they had health insurance
Michael Moore's second piece of evidence to bolster his argument in Sicko was how other countries have better healthcare where all the doctors work for the government and actually give as much medical care they need to give their patients while still getting paid a good amount of money.
B: These pieces of of evidence was important for supporting his thesis because theses points needed to be made across and known that our insurance companies are scamming us and care more about money then they care about us. It also is important because it lets us know how our medical system and health insurance compare to other countries medical system and health insurance, and as you know we dont compare to other countries medical system because America's big insurance companies are so greedy and want money.
D: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqtrgU9VH7E
This piece of evidence is very legite and very accurate. It explains how C.E.O's are denying we the people's health care just so theyt can make huge amounts of money.
Response:
The most important excerpts of the movie that i watched was when they were talking about how these big insurerance companies are getting rich off of declining us of the medical care we need. The ideas that struck me the most was actually finding out how bad our health system is. It's amost as if there is nothing left in america that's sane and isn't involved with big companies getting money. The feelings that struck me as most crucial is when they showed that they declined a child of health care simply because the big insurance companies didn't want to loss there money. This movie did affect my perspective on the dominant social practices around illness & dying in our culture because it shows that no one is really going to help you. This movie also made me realize that the people that know you may feel pity on you however the ones that can help you become more healthy and better would rather let you die because they think money is more important then a life.
Evidence"
A: Michael Moore's first piece of evidence to bolster his argument in Sicko was denying the people of medical help when they had health insurance
Michael Moore's second piece of evidence to bolster his argument in Sicko was how other countries have better healthcare where all the doctors work for the government and actually give as much medical care they need to give their patients while still getting paid a good amount of money.
B: These pieces of of evidence was important for supporting his thesis because theses points needed to be made across and known that our insurance companies are scamming us and care more about money then they care about us. It also is important because it lets us know how our medical system and health insurance compare to other countries medical system and health insurance, and as you know we dont compare to other countries medical system because America's big insurance companies are so greedy and want money.
D: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqtrgU9VH7E
This piece of evidence is very legite and very accurate. It explains how C.E.O's are denying we the people's health care just so theyt can make huge amounts of money.
Response:
The most important excerpts of the movie that i watched was when they were talking about how these big insurerance companies are getting rich off of declining us of the medical care we need. The ideas that struck me the most was actually finding out how bad our health system is. It's amost as if there is nothing left in america that's sane and isn't involved with big companies getting money. The feelings that struck me as most crucial is when they showed that they declined a child of health care simply because the big insurance companies didn't want to loss there money. This movie did affect my perspective on the dominant social practices around illness & dying in our culture because it shows that no one is really going to help you. This movie also made me realize that the people that know you may feel pity on you however the ones that can help you become more healthy and better would rather let you die because they think money is more important then a life.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
HW 24 - Illness & Dying Book, Part 3
Author: Mitch Albom
Title: Tuesdays with Morrie
publisher: Doubleday
Year published: 1997
Precis:
Morrie has been such had such a positive impact in my life, and for that i am very thankful. Morrie was more than a teacher to me. He was like my mentor and the person that i went to whenever i needed advice. Morrie was such a good man and the way he handled his slow death with such positive thinkings and intentions made him a even stronger man. I am very thankful that Morrie's death became noticed and was put on the television because im sure that this has helped other people just like it has helped me. Morrie made me realize that death doesn't have to be such a bad thing and it all depends on you, and how you want to spend your last few days alive.
Quotes:
On page 174, "As long as we can love eachother, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever really going away. The way I interpreted this quote was, if the ones that loved us dont forget about us we aren't really gone because we are still thought about.
On pae 182, "Morrie hadn't chewed food like this in months, we both knew that, but it had become a small tradition. Sometimes, when you're losing someone, you hang on to whatever tradition you can." This reminded me that people try to do anything to remember the person before they got ill. Like Mitch's tradidtions I to used to have litlle traditions with my close family members and still tried to do them even when my dear one was ill as a way to remind me of the good times we had before and how close we used to be.
On page 199, " I can never put into words how humbled i am by all this, and how proud i am for Morrie that his gentle wisdom is settled like a snowfall on various streets around the world." This quote reminded me that Mitch is a very understanding guy and this quote also reminded me how Mitch really grew attached to Morrie. I believe that Mitch will never forget Morrie and even though Morrie is dead i believe that Mitch feels nothing but joy and gratitude.
Thoughts on book:
This books was very insightful. It made me think about things i never thought of before. This book also made me realize that dying doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. One of the things that i never thought of was how someone could act so calmly and think so positively when they know that they only have a few more months to live. Morrie was a very inspirational man indeed and Mitch is very lucky to have known Morrie personaly. Other than thinking so positively he was a very wise man and knew just what to say whenever Mitch needed advice. I would give this book a 10 out of 10 because this book will make you think of things you never thought of before and it is so informative.
Title: Tuesdays with Morrie
publisher: Doubleday
Year published: 1997
Precis:
Morrie has been such had such a positive impact in my life, and for that i am very thankful. Morrie was more than a teacher to me. He was like my mentor and the person that i went to whenever i needed advice. Morrie was such a good man and the way he handled his slow death with such positive thinkings and intentions made him a even stronger man. I am very thankful that Morrie's death became noticed and was put on the television because im sure that this has helped other people just like it has helped me. Morrie made me realize that death doesn't have to be such a bad thing and it all depends on you, and how you want to spend your last few days alive.
Quotes:
On page 174, "As long as we can love eachother, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever really going away. The way I interpreted this quote was, if the ones that loved us dont forget about us we aren't really gone because we are still thought about.
On pae 182, "Morrie hadn't chewed food like this in months, we both knew that, but it had become a small tradition. Sometimes, when you're losing someone, you hang on to whatever tradition you can." This reminded me that people try to do anything to remember the person before they got ill. Like Mitch's tradidtions I to used to have litlle traditions with my close family members and still tried to do them even when my dear one was ill as a way to remind me of the good times we had before and how close we used to be.
On page 199, " I can never put into words how humbled i am by all this, and how proud i am for Morrie that his gentle wisdom is settled like a snowfall on various streets around the world." This quote reminded me that Mitch is a very understanding guy and this quote also reminded me how Mitch really grew attached to Morrie. I believe that Mitch will never forget Morrie and even though Morrie is dead i believe that Mitch feels nothing but joy and gratitude.
Thoughts on book:
This books was very insightful. It made me think about things i never thought of before. This book also made me realize that dying doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing. One of the things that i never thought of was how someone could act so calmly and think so positively when they know that they only have a few more months to live. Morrie was a very inspirational man indeed and Mitch is very lucky to have known Morrie personaly. Other than thinking so positively he was a very wise man and knew just what to say whenever Mitch needed advice. I would give this book a 10 out of 10 because this book will make you think of things you never thought of before and it is so informative.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
HW 23 - lllness & Dying Book, Part 2
Precis:
As the days go by I am realizing that Morrie Is able to talk with less and less with clarity. It would only be a matter of time before Morrie is speaking so unclear that nobody would be able to understand what he is saying. Despite how unclear his words have become Morrie is still talking about when he was child his mother passed away. This caused Morrie to tear up because he is still sad and it makes him sad still to talk about it. To makes matter worse when Morrie's mother died he had to live with his father who was very poor and constantly out of a job. Also his brother was ill and constantly had to go to a special medical home because his leg was in a bad state wear he had to wear braces on his leg all the time which left him limping.So as you can see morrie is a very strong minded person and I am glad to call Morrie my friend.
Quotes:
On page 70, "He had trouble pronouncing certain words-the I sound seemed to get caught in his throat. In a few more months, he might no longer speak at all." This quote proves to me that time passing by can also bring stress into ones life because another day is another day closer to death.
On page 75,"But a saving embrace came into Morrie's life the following year: his new stepmother, Eva." This quote reminded me that no matter how bad your life is going there will always be that one person that will believe in you and make you feel better.
On page 86, "There was a letter from a man in England who had lost his mother and asked morrie to help him contact her through the spiritual world. There was a letter from a couple who wanted to drive to boston to meet him." This quote reminded me that there are people out there that are going through the same situation and pain as you and there are even people out there that are going through worse situations than you.
Thoughts:
I believe that Morrie is a very strong minded person. I love the way that he keeps so positive and acts as if he is fine even though throughout every passing day he is becoming more and more ill. I am glad that Morrie got the opportunity to share his death with people and that they recorded Morrie's final days and put them on televsision. I believe that a lot of people can learn from Morrie, I know I did because i never thought that anybody would be so positive and act so calmly when they know they only have a limited amount of time left before they die.
As the days go by I am realizing that Morrie Is able to talk with less and less with clarity. It would only be a matter of time before Morrie is speaking so unclear that nobody would be able to understand what he is saying. Despite how unclear his words have become Morrie is still talking about when he was child his mother passed away. This caused Morrie to tear up because he is still sad and it makes him sad still to talk about it. To makes matter worse when Morrie's mother died he had to live with his father who was very poor and constantly out of a job. Also his brother was ill and constantly had to go to a special medical home because his leg was in a bad state wear he had to wear braces on his leg all the time which left him limping.So as you can see morrie is a very strong minded person and I am glad to call Morrie my friend.
Quotes:
On page 70, "He had trouble pronouncing certain words-the I sound seemed to get caught in his throat. In a few more months, he might no longer speak at all." This quote proves to me that time passing by can also bring stress into ones life because another day is another day closer to death.
On page 75,"But a saving embrace came into Morrie's life the following year: his new stepmother, Eva." This quote reminded me that no matter how bad your life is going there will always be that one person that will believe in you and make you feel better.
On page 86, "There was a letter from a man in England who had lost his mother and asked morrie to help him contact her through the spiritual world. There was a letter from a couple who wanted to drive to boston to meet him." This quote reminded me that there are people out there that are going through the same situation and pain as you and there are even people out there that are going through worse situations than you.
Thoughts:
I believe that Morrie is a very strong minded person. I love the way that he keeps so positive and acts as if he is fine even though throughout every passing day he is becoming more and more ill. I am glad that Morrie got the opportunity to share his death with people and that they recorded Morrie's final days and put them on televsision. I believe that a lot of people can learn from Morrie, I know I did because i never thought that anybody would be so positive and act so calmly when they know they only have a limited amount of time left before they die.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Hw 22 - Illness & Dying Book Part 1
Author: Mitch Albom
Title: Tuesdays with Morrie
publisher: Doubleday
Year published: 1997
Precis: Morrie was everything to me. He was more than my teacher, he was my friend. After i found out that Morrie was going to die i felt as though it was my job to make the rest of his life the best it could possibly be. One day when i was watching television I heard Morrie's name and I saw my classroom and i saw myself in the television. It reminded me of the good times we had together and how close we were. This reminded me of the past but ever since Morrie died things have changed. I don't even see any of my collage friends anymore or even talk to them. It was as if Morrie was the one holding everybody's friendship together and once he died everyone started seeing each other less and less until we would no longer see each other again.
The quote on page 14, "In fact, i lost contact with most of the people i knew in college, including my beer-drinking friends and the first women i ever woke up with in the morning." Made me realize that someone's death can not only affect you emotionally but it can also affect your relationship with the ones that you were once close to. This quote also proves that someone's death can impact your friendships with others because the other guy or in this case morrie was the one that brung everyone together.
The quote on page 20,"I usually don't talk about such things with people i've only known a few minutes" Made me realize that Being closer to your death makes you want to be less to yourself and let people know what you feel, how your life was, etc. This also made me come about to the realization that time is precious in your last few days, so you need to make the most of it.
The quote on page 19, "Next thing you knew, there were cameramen in Morrie's living room and koppel's limousine was in front of the house. Made me realize that the time one has left is very precious and you have to make the most of it. I also realized one should take any opportunities that come there way. Unless if it is a demeaning opportunity your getting. This quote also proves that people are very interested and more willing to learn and help a ill person. For we feel pity and want to help ill people because it seems to be the only logical and right thing to do.
The book, "Tuesdays with Morrie" can connect to events that have happened in my life because, in the book The student of Morrie felt as though he needed to make Morrie's Final days the most enjoyable until he died. This can compare to events in my life because whenever i was visiting my ill grandmother i would give her whatever she wanted and I tried to make her days the most enjoyable she has ever had. The way morrie died could also compare to that of my grandmother because morrie decided to make the best of life and do whatever he could to make his last few days enjoyable. This compares to the way my grandmother dealt with her final days because, she also tried to make her final days enjoyable. She spent a lot of time with family and the ones closest to her. So I learned that dying isn't necessarily a bad thing and it is just a part of life that everybody has to go through. I also learned that since everyone dies it would be best to not die in a close minded way and to try and make your final days the most enjoyable.
Title: Tuesdays with Morrie
publisher: Doubleday
Year published: 1997
Precis: Morrie was everything to me. He was more than my teacher, he was my friend. After i found out that Morrie was going to die i felt as though it was my job to make the rest of his life the best it could possibly be. One day when i was watching television I heard Morrie's name and I saw my classroom and i saw myself in the television. It reminded me of the good times we had together and how close we were. This reminded me of the past but ever since Morrie died things have changed. I don't even see any of my collage friends anymore or even talk to them. It was as if Morrie was the one holding everybody's friendship together and once he died everyone started seeing each other less and less until we would no longer see each other again.
The quote on page 14, "In fact, i lost contact with most of the people i knew in college, including my beer-drinking friends and the first women i ever woke up with in the morning." Made me realize that someone's death can not only affect you emotionally but it can also affect your relationship with the ones that you were once close to. This quote also proves that someone's death can impact your friendships with others because the other guy or in this case morrie was the one that brung everyone together.
The quote on page 20,"I usually don't talk about such things with people i've only known a few minutes" Made me realize that Being closer to your death makes you want to be less to yourself and let people know what you feel, how your life was, etc. This also made me come about to the realization that time is precious in your last few days, so you need to make the most of it.
The quote on page 19, "Next thing you knew, there were cameramen in Morrie's living room and koppel's limousine was in front of the house. Made me realize that the time one has left is very precious and you have to make the most of it. I also realized one should take any opportunities that come there way. Unless if it is a demeaning opportunity your getting. This quote also proves that people are very interested and more willing to learn and help a ill person. For we feel pity and want to help ill people because it seems to be the only logical and right thing to do.
The book, "Tuesdays with Morrie" can connect to events that have happened in my life because, in the book The student of Morrie felt as though he needed to make Morrie's Final days the most enjoyable until he died. This can compare to events in my life because whenever i was visiting my ill grandmother i would give her whatever she wanted and I tried to make her days the most enjoyable she has ever had. The way morrie died could also compare to that of my grandmother because morrie decided to make the best of life and do whatever he could to make his last few days enjoyable. This compares to the way my grandmother dealt with her final days because, she also tried to make her final days enjoyable. She spent a lot of time with family and the ones closest to her. So I learned that dying isn't necessarily a bad thing and it is just a part of life that everybody has to go through. I also learned that since everyone dies it would be best to not die in a close minded way and to try and make your final days the most enjoyable.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
HW 21 - Expert#1
most important insights & experiences shared by the guest speaker
-Took 11 months for Beth's husband to get insurance
- Beth's husband was diagnosed with kidney cancer thanksgiving evening 2006
- Beth's husband slept sitting up and couldn't sleep regularly
- Erik couldn't see his son graduate
- Towards the end of Erik's life he became 90 pounds.
Waiting for eleven months just to get insurance Must have been the most stressful thing to wait for. This Must've been very stressful because having to wait almost one whole year not knowing if Erik would get medical help is something nobody should be waiting for. The reason that this stood out to me so much is because It took so long for Erik to get insured which probably means that the doctors are very busy or very lazy. However Erik not being insured also probably means that his family and Erik were probably not expecting this to happen and therefore took no precaution and didn't even think of the possibility that this could happen.
Beth being diagnosed with kidney cancer on thanksgiving evening of 2006 really made me realize that this could happen to anyone at anytime. It also made me realize that you truly should enjoy the time that you have with people and be thankful for each day you're still on this earth. For everyone dies and and we don't know when we will die so we should make the most out of life and be thankful for everything. However this also made me realize that you should always do exercise and eat more healthy. Even if it's not much exercise or much vegetables that you're consuming because every little thing helps. and it is at your best that you should take advantage and do these things because you are still able to do these things on your own.
Beth's presentation made me remember all of the sad things and how cruel this world could be. However i am glad that she reminded me because it made me realize that i should cherish my days more and try to make the best out of the days i have on this earth. She also reminded me of all the family members i had lost and how no matter how long it has been since your family member died they will always be with you in your hearts. She also made me realize that by losing one of my family members made me loss contact with other family members because we used to get together before and now my parents don't even talk to certain family members. So Beth basically reminded me that the world waits for no one and every ones time will come so try to make the most of the life we have until that dreadful day.
-Took 11 months for Beth's husband to get insurance
- Beth's husband was diagnosed with kidney cancer thanksgiving evening 2006
- Beth's husband slept sitting up and couldn't sleep regularly
- Erik couldn't see his son graduate
- Towards the end of Erik's life he became 90 pounds.
Waiting for eleven months just to get insurance Must have been the most stressful thing to wait for. This Must've been very stressful because having to wait almost one whole year not knowing if Erik would get medical help is something nobody should be waiting for. The reason that this stood out to me so much is because It took so long for Erik to get insured which probably means that the doctors are very busy or very lazy. However Erik not being insured also probably means that his family and Erik were probably not expecting this to happen and therefore took no precaution and didn't even think of the possibility that this could happen.
Beth being diagnosed with kidney cancer on thanksgiving evening of 2006 really made me realize that this could happen to anyone at anytime. It also made me realize that you truly should enjoy the time that you have with people and be thankful for each day you're still on this earth. For everyone dies and and we don't know when we will die so we should make the most out of life and be thankful for everything. However this also made me realize that you should always do exercise and eat more healthy. Even if it's not much exercise or much vegetables that you're consuming because every little thing helps. and it is at your best that you should take advantage and do these things because you are still able to do these things on your own.
Beth's presentation made me remember all of the sad things and how cruel this world could be. However i am glad that she reminded me because it made me realize that i should cherish my days more and try to make the best out of the days i have on this earth. She also reminded me of all the family members i had lost and how no matter how long it has been since your family member died they will always be with you in your hearts. She also made me realize that by losing one of my family members made me loss contact with other family members because we used to get together before and now my parents don't even talk to certain family members. So Beth basically reminded me that the world waits for no one and every ones time will come so try to make the most of the life we have until that dreadful day.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
hw-20 -thinking/writing groups
Name: Johnny Pagan
Email/blog address: paganjohnny11@yahoo.com
T/W Team: Sharif shadi Email address: misterspecial@gmail.com
Arden Haselmann Email address: ardenhaselmann@yahoo.com
More skilled: My Mom and my dad No email address
LESS skilled: My two little brothers. No email address
Email/blog address: paganjohnny11@yahoo.com
T/W Team: Sharif shadi Email address: misterspecial@gmail.com
Arden Haselmann Email address: ardenhaselmann@yahoo.com
More skilled: My Mom and my dad No email address
LESS skilled: My two little brothers. No email address
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