In the book “Odyssey of Hearing Loss” Dr. Michael Harvey describes three ways that people handle hearing loss. He does this by sharing the story of ten people who lost their hearing at some point in their lives. Each story helps us learn the unique struggle people face when becoming hard of hearing or Deaf. According to Harvey, those that lose their hearing later in life usually describe it is a traumatic experience.…
Strep Throat can ruin plans for ten days or more. This story is about a girl, named Allieanna Norsteadt, who catches Strep Throat. She researches about Strep and gives a report to the class, when she returns back to school. Strep Throat is common in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. About two million people catch Strep Throat each year.…
I decided to write about when I tried persuading my boyfriend to get a cat. We had lived together for over a year and I felt there was something missing. Our apartment complex did not allow dogs and that is all he wanted was a dog. He is actually allergic to cats, so you can imagine how difficult this was. At first I was always bringing it up and explaining to him that cats are easy to take care of, they love you unconditionally, and they are very entertaining.…
My clinical experience so far has been quite interesting, because I learned basic clinical procedures and preventions that I know will benefit me as a nurse in the near future. During lab, we discussed infection control, personal hygiene, and isolation precautions. These procedures impact my personal health and wellness, because I need to ensure that I am using the proper techniques in order to keep me safe. Also, I know that it is important to make sure my patients are not at risk of developing hospital associated infections.…
Experiencing something new can be frightening. One of the most nerve-racking experiences I’ve had was when I had surgery for the first time. One day over the summer I started to have pain on the right side of my abdomen. The pain was mild at first but it got worse.…
Stomach Flu One Saturday morning I woke up. I was excited to go to my friend's house because we had planned it earlier that week. So I got up and did my morning things like taking a shower, eating and brushing my teeth. After that I watched TV until it came close to the time for me to head over to his house. Once I had arrived, I announced myself with an excited “Hello!”…
I am devastating right now because of my Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is associated with pain, but it is much more complex than that for many people. Pain itself is complex, making it difficult to treat, and people with OA also experience anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance, social isolation and financial worries. I moving away from my home to be taken care of, or having someone to take care of me back home may be a very big challenge at the initial stage. I do not feel comfortable with any of the ideas.…
This paper is a reflection on how I would prepare for the conversation alluded in the Hannen case study. The objectives for the conversation should focus on understanding the interests of Mr. Welch, while also focusing on mutually finding both short-term and long-term career options for him within the public sector. Approach This conversation might go awry very quickly if the approach used is aggressive. I’d opt for an integrative approach, using a collaboration strategy to solve the problem at hand.…
Dear Governor Bevin, I feel that we have a medical crisis in our great state of Kentucky. This medical crisis is the debilitating and devastating Lyme disease. I have first and second hand experience with Lyme disease. I have had multiple friends contract the illness. As well, I have the illness.…
After being surprised about my pregnancy, last week, I had the harsh reality of being pregnant woman. I was mentally and physically stressful because I had all ills related to the first stage of pregnancy. I was so stressed to the point of starting fearing for myself. I had dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and all these were constantly followed by a permanent flu. In summary I had a terrible week that I spent by staying in my bed and that really made me very stressed.…
I thought I was getting a cold because my symptoms were similar to those of a cold; and my temperature was over 102°. I was coughing a lot, my nose felt stuffy, I was breathing really fast and I was losing sleep and my appetite. I now have a sore throat and an ear infection is starting; it’s been more than a week! I visited my PCP…
As a young adult I was very sick; suffering from multiple autoimmune disorders and constant indigestion with food cravings. I couldn't stop eating and each bite made me feel worse. Today I use that experience and a lifetime of study in healing foods to help other people recover from illness. I want to help you discover your own blend of food, supplements and lifestyle tricks to help you feel vibrant and energetic.…
don’t know the real statistics, but I can say with my soul on my hand that everyone inthe world has experienced through unique and specific challenges. Like a snowflake, no twochallenges are alike. Whether or not if everyone has overcome these yet, doing so will make youstronger in every way. My challenge has always been with me my whole life, it is even still withme today. But I squashed that as it were some little bug that was in my way.…
One thousand- It seems to be a fairly large number, but in some cases, especially mine, it can be extremely small. The average person has from one hundred and fifty thousand to four hundred thousand blood platelets, yet there are times where I found myself with as low as one thousand of them. It was in times like those were I looked up to courageous people like Jackie Robinson, who faced difficulties head on with no fear. I quietly sat in the airport boarding gate with my eyes screwed shut, shooing all of my symptoms away, as if they were meaningless and undetected. All of the signs of me being sick had been clearly laid out in front of me, yet I chose to ignore them.…
We are on week four, time is going by fast. Thursday 28, got home and went strait to my office, I want to get the class started, I want to study as much as I can to see if I can make it up for the previous week, I am not happy about my graded test. I am still frustrated because I think that I understand all the definitions and formulas and how to get them, but it seems like that it’s not always the case, like a student commented grading my assignment may be I am trying to hard on something that is very simple. Well, we have new material and more material it is definitely getting harder, I am not sure where I am going to get the extra time to study, I do not think this class can be covered in the average 15 or 18 hours a week, I think we need…