First Doctor

this. Even though he believed the hardest part was over, the real journey has just begun. The diagnosis is life altering in more ways than simply damaging health. Dealing with evolving family roles, establishing a working relationship with the doctors, treatment decisions and coping, are just a few of the ways the cancer patient’s life is forever changed. The pain of a Cancer diagnosis is felt by more than just the patient. Family…

always another chance at something. I live my life based on this idea and can never come to terms when a chapter is complete in my life. I spent two years planning my wedding, and once it was over, I longed to do it again. After we had purchased our first home, I began searching for another. This is something I struggle with daily. If there is something I enjoy doing, is creating new life. My greatest fear is finality and dealing with its consequences on an emotional level. I was not…

A life of “little bets” As I brainstormed to determine the feedback direction for Module 1, a single thought kept creeping in my head: “Wow, this was like when I did blank”. I have to admit, = my entire life has been a series of “Little Bets”, even prior to my birth. This may sound odd, but truly I have a life that is stranger than fiction;the following will entail how my life, Rebecca Anniversary Merry-Pruss has been a trail of “little bets”. I remember my mother telling me about her…

affect me from not trying out this year. Even though I was thinking about it, because I was scared to play on this old person’s knee. I knew what I had to do and nothing or no one was going to stop me to get there. When I grow up, I’m going to be a doctor, specifically a pediatrician. I never understood why people said, “When I grow up I want to be”. If you want to be then you will be. I know that I will have to communicate and come out of this comfort zone. With me having the experience of a…

decisions for themselves the doctor will know who to ask for medical decisions. The medical will lets you know if they want to have everything done possible to keep them alive or to just let them go. These are critical decisions that are extremely important to know about someone that way the doctor fulfills their wishes and does not go against them. Such as if a person starts to slowly not breathe anymore and a doctor tries to bring them back when they were a D.N.R, the doctor can get into…

them as the gangsters or criminals. Therefore, African American had to work extremely hard so that they could become successful. This memoir was about the one of three African-American boys whose name was Sam, and how he succeeded on becoming the doctors when he was in struggles. He lived in Newark, New Jersey, and met with Rameck and George in University High; a high school that…

show up” “It’s probably just the blood rushing towards your wrist” she said. Then she asked me to do a few hand motions and say if it hurts. Each test I took hurt more than the last one. After that she said I would highly recommend going to see a doctor to get an x-ray. After that coach came up to me and said “Will you be able to play the rest of the game?”. “I don’t think I can coach.” I said. Then he passed me a ball and said “here catch” before I even had a chance to think. I shot out the…

Growing up, everyone has some sort of obstacles. “If we choose to see the obstacles in our path as barriers, we stop trying… However, if we choose to see the obstacles as hurdles, we can leap over them” (Carson). My mom always told me “If at first you do not succeed, try and try again.” I never really understood that phrase when I was a little girl. I do however understand it now. A lot of people just quit when they face problems. I was the same way. Growing up I decided that it was impossible…

started in freshman year, when I first entered high school I was on the football team. During the season school was all normal and I was just getting used to my schedule. Then it was the last game of the season for football and on the beginning kickoff of the game I was injured. I was able to walk off the field but I knew something was not right. The next day I went to the doctor and he told me I have torn my left ACL. These left me in an ominous place this is the first time in my life I've have…

sonography is used in almost every field of medicine practiced today. It is a very important tool in diagnosing several possibly deadly illness. Ultrasound sonography may be the best option in certain situations while other options may not even be a first option. But, as with anything there are certain risk factors that need to be taken into consideration. There are pros and cons to almost everything, however this essay should show you how the pros outway the cons. The field of ultrasound…