so over the break, i went out and visited a person who was ill. the person is living with three different types of cancer. breat, ovarean, and skin. she got diagnosed with breast cancer when she was about 14years old. followed by ovarean, then recently skin. she doesnt do any kemo or radiation treatments. she believes in natural healing. she doesnt want to do any surgery or anything. she feeds off the emotions of others. she there is good spirit and good energy around her she feels a lot better. there are times where she is having a bad day because she is in a lot of pain, but she sticks it out. she doesnt let her illness stop her from living her life. she takes it and uses it as an energy source to keep her motivated to do her work, go to school, take care of her family, and then still have time to chill with friends and significant other.
she doesnt seem to be a big fan in resting too much because she figures she would rest forever when she does die one day. she had even made a bucket list. a list of certain things she would love to do before she dies. while she still has the chance to be happy and herself. she doesnt show any symptoms of being sick. she looks just like an average person and you wouldnt believe she was even sick at all unless she told you. at first when she found out she didnt tell anyone. she didnt know how to embrasse it. but she got over it, she wasnt going to let her illness beat her. she wasnt going to become the bitch of the situation and have her illness take controll of her.
so till this day, she is living at home and is feeling as good as she can be. she is enjoying her live, and is doing just about all the things she wants to do. she is going to college, and is working in the city. she is looking forward to her 21st birthday and all the ones to come after that. she has never been more of an inspiration in my life and i would love to live life like her if one day god forbid i got really sick.
Jessica, this is overall a good post, but I think to make it even stronger you need to add in your perspective about it. How is she an inspiration to you? What do you admire about her? Do you think she should of handled her situation differently? Just add that in, also check your grammar, such as the second word in your last paragraph is "till", you should fix that, among other spelling mistakes. :)
ReplyDeleteJessica, i got a lot of emotions when reading your post. I wouldn't know how to feel if i found out i had cancer at the age of 14. I would like to know what her emotions and thoughts were when finding this out on such a young age. I like how in the second paragraph you stated "she doesnt seem to be a big fan in resting too much because she figures she would rest forever when she does die one day. she had even made a bucket list." This inspires me.
ReplyDeleteJessica, you did a very good job at explaining my life. I do have to agree with JaysonR, watch your grammar. Also you should have out in your point of view, on how I have undergone treatment. "she has never been more of an inspiration in my life and i would love to live life like her if one day god forbid i got really sick." Yes God forbid this happens to you. That quote touched me because you don't view me as another sick person you view me as me! Jessica M. McCarthy... : )
ReplyDelete& Lora I was shocked, 14 years old with a serious problem. I just took my anger at the world and the why me question's and transformed all these emotions into aggression for swimming. I wore a mask and pretended to ignore the fact that i was different and live each day one by one. I CANCERvive! And will! Being diagnosed isn't the end of the world but the beginning of your new life! <3