I have chosen Cancer as my favorite constellation because it is the sign I was born under. Latin for "crab", it is the dimmest of all the zodiac constellations and used to be the Sun's most northerly position in the sky. It is located in between Gemini (to its west) and Leo(to its east). It is best known among stargazers as home of Praesepe, an open cluster. Cancer is most well known in Greek mythology as the crab sent by the goddess Hera to help the hydra kill Heracles.…
For my final revision project, I decided to revise my fist essay “The Visible Cancer”. The reason I chose to edit this essay was the special connection that I had to it. When writing this essay, I was very invested in telling the audience how I had felt and describing what had happened with my dad’s cancer as best as I could. In making these revisions I thought it would be a good way to look back on how I viewed the situation when I first wrote this right after it happened compared to how I feel about it now after several months.…
Many people have suggested improvements that American could make to its education system. In chapter 6 of her book, A Disease Called Childhood, Marilyn Wedge addresses this issue from the perspective of a child psychologist writing about the spread of ADHD in America. Her book’s overall thesis is that ADHD has gained prevalence in the United States because of our negative societal views of hyperactive children. In chapter 6, Wedge describes how the American education system has contributed to the recent increase in ADHD diagnoses, and she makes suggestions about how American could fix the problems she identifies. She uses a variety of rhetorical devices to convince her audience that her argument is valid and her changes would help.…
For about a month we would visit him every day not know when his time was going to come. The cancer was spreading and it was getting very hard for him to swallow and breathe. On August 7th he passed away. All of my family was really close to him and this summer…
Case: 60 years old male with no previous significant past medical history, he presented with epigastric pain, weight loss and lethargy. After multiple investigations including CT chest abdomen pelvis, MRCP, ERCP, he was diagnosed with locally advanced pancreatic cancer T4N1M0, the pancreatic mass was encasing the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), his case was discussed at the gastroenterology MDT. In view of the patient’s good performance status(PS), the initial management was for induction chemotherapy with FOLFIRINOX then for rescan after 3 months, if there was a good response to treatment, patient will proceed to have surgery or chemoradiotherapy(CRT) depending on the operability of the tumour. Unfortunately, after 3 months of induction chemotherapy, patient…
I. Introduction Adverse childhood experiences can have many negative impacts on an individual throughout their entire life course. It can affect their emotional and physical well-being on many different levels. Child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment in physical, emotional and sexual forms lead to issues such as social disorders, anxiety disorders, self-harming behavior, and even suicidal tendencies and ideation. The severity and frequency of the adverse experiences are directly correlated to the austerity of the consequences and individual may face. Other factors that can affect the consequences are whether or not therapy is made available and the gender of the victim.…
I stare at the many adultlike words that will make up my quiz for the following week. Going slowly, I try to memorize the complex words and their definitions one by one. Some of the words I can grasp the meaning of, but others just slip through my mind like milk pouring out of a jug. Some people think it’s just that I don’t memorize nor study, but they don’t know what I went through. My hero knew what I was going through and tried to help in many ways.…
" I choose to die rather than receiving this painful chemotherapy or radiation therapy? " These are words of my one of the close relatives who was healthy and happy before he started showing symptoms of deadly cancer(last stage). His family was trying their hard to keep the head of their family alive and happy by providing better treatments, consulting the doctor, buying expensive medicine and taking care. I saw his family shedding their tears and praying to God every day. Those treatments are expensive, harsh, risky, and have many side effects.…
As he walked down the neighbor hood he used to call home, Steven looked at all the houses that he had already looked through for supplies. He remembers all the memories that he had down these streets. Then he turned down another street. Steven was headed up his old street that his house was on. He never went into his house because he was afraid that he would find one of his family members turned, but today marks one year when the outbreak started.…
Every day, forty three children are diagnosed with cancer. Sixty percent of children who survive cancer suffer from other illnesses, such as heart failure, hearing loss, and most of all, depression. In our society depression leads to adolescent and teen to suicide. It is normal for parents of gloomy cancer diagnosed children to worry about their child’s mental and emotional well-being; therefore, I was not surprised when the parents of the children diagnosed with cancer from my church came to me, a cancer survivor, for advice about how to help their child’s depression. I told the parents that I would be a good person for their kids to talk to because I can relate to their emotional struggles and understand their inner demons.…
This is not a very heartwarming type of cancer survivor stories I've read in my entire life, but I would say it's also a good inspiration for those people who recently diagnosed with this type of disease. This story simply informed us though we diagnosed with cancer doesn't mean we cannot surpass the problem and we're going to die quickly. We should keep in mind there's still a chance we can survive in this serious event if we're going to trust and have faith with God. Anyway, this is one of the questions I always have in my mind whenever I read some related cancer survivor stories: How people who survive cancer staying as a cancer survivor? According to one of the cancer treatment center website I've found online, a cancer survivor will have…
The Effect of Cancer on Kids “There are 71 life years lost on average when a child dies of cancer compared to 17 life years lost for adults”(Childhood Cancer Facts and Statistics). Cancer is a huge disease that affect many lives every year. It also can cause huge physical, mental, and emotional affect on people who have had the disease. It is also results in the most deaths of kids more than any other diseases. The uncertainty of cancer affects millions of people throughout the world every year.…
The one thing I remember vividly from my childhood are the holes. During what was supposed to be a safe and restful naptime I dug into the wall with my tiny bare index finger. Over some unknown time period, those mysterious diggings developed into a fair likeness of the solar system. The trauma that any individual deals with, whether it is during childhood or adulthood, can turn out to be life-altering, specifically, when it hides far inside of the subconscious mind for many years. How does anyone climb out of that hole?…
What is cancer? Cancer is when humans cells start to grow rapidly and out of control. Leukemia is a type of cancer that’s starts to form early in blood-forming cells that are found in bone marrow, which are the soft inner part of certain bones. Childhood Leukemia is a very common disease found in children and adolescents. Toward the end of the `70s the break happened; the disclosure of new medications from the class of cytostatic and a reasonable concentrate on chemotherapy, as the main strategy for treatment gave the chance to cure almost 50% of all patients.…
My Fathers illness has equally effected all of my siblings and I significantly. It is most difficult hearing stories from my family members about my father before he became ill and depressed. He was often considered the center of each conversation. It is difficult to type these words about my father considering that the last time my father and I have shared a laugh is beyond my memory. My mom always tells me that I am very similar to my father in terms of his stubbornness and positivity.…