Spina bifida

children who had their traits chosen for what their parents wanted in a child. The children without chosen traits would be at an unfair advantage to the children with chosen traits in school, work and life. “Most people with conditions such as spina bifida, achondroplasia, Down syndrome, and many other mobility and sensory impairments perceive themselves as healthy, not sick, and describe their conditions as givens of their lives--- the equipment with which they meet the world.” (Asch, 611) Asch…

in their point of their life. These differences show that throughout one’s lifespan, your priorities and how you spend your life are destined to change. I first conducted an interview with a female with a disability named Liz. She was born with Spina bifida and has been adapting to it her whole life. She is able to functionally walk with splints and has a normally developed cognitive functioning. She is a college student and is able to do the majority of her occupations independently. Starting…

My Honor and Privilege: An Exploration into My Personal Identity Currently society is exhibiting a duality of individual’s personal identity. The unique individual is valued for their ability to be themselves at the same time acceptance and belonging to the group is strived for. In this paradoxically society, I have been examining myself and own identity as it is a product of all the experienced I have accumulated in my life. My sense of sense has been shaped by the privileges and the honors…

Epilepsy And Pregnancy-Preparing For Pregnancy By Jackie De Burca May 27, 2012 Most people who go on to be diagnosed with epilepsy will experience their first seizure between the ages of five and twenty years old, though, in fact, a seizure can happen at any age. Many neurologists and neuroscientists are of the opinion that each person's brain has a threshold above which a fit will be triggered; for people who have epilepsy that threshold can be very low. Epileptic individuals can experience…

Social class is what makes up our society, we have low, middle and upper class. When you put lower class into consideration they have many disadvantages and less opportunities in life. Such as a higher education, or better paying career opportunities compared to someone who is middle/upper class. Studies have shown that children grow up to be, in the same social class as their parents. For upper class children this is a good thing, they will continually have the resources needed to achieve their…

My Sister Rebecca: God’s Greatest Blessing When I was seven, Mom and Dad took me to stay with my grandma. They were off to the hospital for the day we all had awaited so eagerly. This was the day I would be an only child no more. Oh how I’d longed for a sister. How wonderful it would be to play dress-up and dolls with her I thought. I hung on my grandma’s every word every time the phone rang waiting to hear the news. Finally, the call came! All I really remember my grandma saying was “I’ll let…

significantly increased extremely dangerous health problems in humans living in that area. In many cases, the introduction of these agents underwent scientific tests to prove, that they cause (Type 2) diabetes, prostate cancer, respiratory cancer, spina bifida, and many others. (Marti) This is especially devastating because over 2.1 to 4.8 million people became exposed to these agents of destruction. (Marti) Out of all of the agents the U.S. utilized in Vietnam, Agent Orange was the most…

The cucumber (Cucurbitaceae) was found in India and started to be cultivated over 3,000 years ago, it was spread through out India, Ancient Greece, Rome, Europe, New World and China. It then became the fourth most cultivated vegetable in the world. Cucumbers were very popular for a certain period of time until they were treated as bringers of disease. Christopher Columbus brought cucumbers to Haiti in 1494, where they were grown and distributed in the new world. In the 18th century cucumbers…

Damaris is a 30 year old who is 5’5” and weighs 160lbs with a BMI of 26.7kg/ m2 with gestational diabetes. She was diagnosed wat 24 weeks of gestation. Before conception Damaris weighed 150lb and her BMI was at 25.06kg/ m2 which put her at the overweight status. Her physician had explained the possible risk of going into a pregnancy overweight and the possibility of having gestational diabetes. When she was screened at 24 weeks of conception for gestational diabetes the results of her oral…

1.1 Describe stages of development from conception to birth. When an egg is fertilised it is a single cell called a Zygote, in the next 24-36 hours the single cell will divide into two cells, 12 hours after it will divide into four cells, and will carry on dividing which forms a cluster of cells which are called a monula. Three – four days after it has been fertilised the monula will move from the fallopian tube and will enter the uterus. At about six days the monula will form a hollow cavity…