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.
The Topic i am choosing to talk about in your writing is insight. i felt that your writing had a lot of sparked memories which were written quite nicely. The sentence "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." caused me to think about all the family members that i have lost and even though they are gone little things remind me that they may still be with me in spirit. You can always tell if someone writes with insight because i think it often makes you think or come to the realization of something insightful yourself.
ReplyDeleteI would like to focus on the depth of your post. You start with several good bullet points. All of which focus on a different detail in Eriks story. While writing about these points you continuously express how they must felt, like in the line "this Must've been very stressful ... not knowing if Erik would get medical help. " In addition you include you own personal experiences similar to Beth's, you said it " reminded me of all the family members I had lost." You really seemed to make a deep connect with Beth's story. Through your writing you were able to show that you understood the perspective she was coming from and that you were able take away from the discussion with some deeper insight. Your detailed deep thinking made for an overall good blog post
ReplyDeleteThe depth of this piece was very informing. I never knew that people could be so okay with death and make the most of it even though they knew they were going to die. Your quote, "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." made me come about to the realization that that this topic is making you realize how cruel this world is. One thing i would do to make this pice better is talk less about what you feel and talk more about Beth's story. By doing this, this will leave the readers even more informed like if they were in the class when Ms. Beth spoke.
ReplyDeleteThe beauty of thius piece was very good. I think think that Johnny didn't do to good of a job. He needs to make his sentences more longer an have more depth in them. But the quote, 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. Made me think of things i never thought of before. This actually kinda spooked me out because death is scary. But i feel as though it was better that i realized this sooner than later
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