Next, the song “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey is applicable to Joe’s battle against leukemia. Initially, Joe was extremely angered and disappointed to learn that he had contained leukemia, and he was negative throughout the whole experience. At one point, Joe seriously thought about ending his life by suicide: “One day, on my afternoon walk, I went to the McAllister Bridge, and I was threatening myself to jump into the oncoming traffic” (Lupica 260). However, the police came and rescued him, and from that point, Joe learned that he had to persevere to get through his rough conditions. For treatment, Joe came in with a positive-can-do-attitude and he wanted to do whatever he could do speed up his recovery. ☺ Fortunately, Charlie was able
