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comment on ariels post:

i think that those were both two different stories that just about a lot of people go through. for some, they dont feel like they are ready and when they are scared, they try and take the easy way out by getting rid of it. but at the same time, you have to ask yourself why should i get rid of a life. nobody should be a mistake if it was ment to be then it was ment to be. birth isnt a easy an easy thing to get rid of like anything else. and then on the other hand, a lot of people go through what your second person went through

at times you lose your social life because now you cant go out whenever you please or have just any body over. for the first couple months at least. what i learned based off these two stories is that having a baby is a life changer, and shifts your life in a direction you wouldnt imagine until it happens to you. eventhough you are ready, or not ready, you still dont know what is in store and whats ahead. birth is a powerful level in life that no matter who you are, your going to experience it one way or another.

comment on allwyn's post:

when i read the story about your mom, i laughed at first because my moms story was kind of similar. she gained a bunch of weight and got lil pimples here and there. but other then that i really enjoyed reading her story. it was very spiritual and religious. it sounded like she had her mind set of having babies for a very long time. and she was spiritually guided by God through the pregnancys. as if she was the happiest woman on the earth. but did she feel like that with every birth experienced she had?..with each child, did she have different feelings and emotions, or the same for each one?

one thing that i learned from the stories is that birth is something that is "holy". that God will accept every birth that happens in the world and when in doubt or in pain, turning to God is something positive and will always help the woman along the way to having a healthy baby. religion is always a positive answer to birth.

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so i asked my friend what was her birth like. she said "its very life changing and painful but i do it all over again to see my baby boy and hold him again because when you see that baby you made, you are so happy." she has a 17month old baby boy. she said the hardest part was the labor. "it was very hard and painful. i was in labor for 15hours because my son wasnt coming out." but by the time he came out, she forgot about all of that pain she went through just to physically see him for the first time. she was very thrilled. so i asked would this time around, would she be more prepared then the last time, and she said "i would do it all over again and this time i'm more prepared and ready." now she is pregnant with her second child and its a little more complicated. but she cant wait until she sees it for the first time.

my moms story with me was a little similar. she was in labor with me for 17hours and it was very difficult for her. no matter how hard she would push, i was not moving. she started catching a fever, which ment that i was catching one too, so they had no choice but to do a c-section to get me out. after she couldn't see me or touch me for a couple hours because they had to make sure i was okay. but she said she has never been more excited in her whole life than to lay there in pain for 17hours trying to deliver me to the world. she wouldn't do it again but it was a life changing experience and is blessed to have given a life.

the last person i interviewed said that it was very painful, it was nerverecking and wished the pain would stop. she had birth complications. her babies feet were coming out first so they had to turn him around. all she could thimk about was her and the baby going to survive. it was a extreme mind blowing experience. she said that she would do it all over again but hopes that there will be no complications this time around.

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birth is a special beautiful thing most couples could possibly go through. birth is the event of yet another human being coming into the world. they say that a person is born every 10 seconds and a person dies every 30. birth is a procreation of life. it all starts with the the water breaking and the women going through possibly hours of labor. she has to sit there in a lot of pain for her to diolate to 10cm, and then start pushing until the baby is crowning. most of the time the mother is then happy its all over with and now has a beautiful baby boy or girl.

but then there goes the cons about birth. for some, birth is a rememberence of what happened to them. for example rape. girls get rapped and end up pregent, but dont believe in abortions, they give birth to the baby. but now everytime they see that kid, they remember how they was concieved. another senario is if its a teen couple and they accidently get pregnent, they would give the baby up for adoption. the women has to go through hours of pain to then give the baby up to another family.

in my family birth is a good thing. the whole family gets excited and is filled with joy. they help each other out and do for each other. they go and visit each other more often than what we would normally do.

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different domains:

1) accepting fait and the fact that you could be dying
2) attacking the illness head on
3) being around love ones..family and friends
4) being in debt from medical bills
5) different options of treatment

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lora:

i think that what your doing is a good thing, with wantin gto spend more time with your family and trying to get them involved with each other. after reading your blog, i think i would feel the same way you do now after knowing that your grandmas life is becoming harder and harder and she cant really do much for herself, but yet she tries. at least that shows that she isnt being completly useless. i noticed how you said in your blog that it was hard to see how they were becoming helpless. i think that is true with most people that get sick or old, but your grandma is living her life everyday and is enjoying it.

matthew:

i read your blog and i thought it was good. i could relate to you and having a blind family member. i have two of them. both of my parents and yes it is hard to watch to see them struggle and go through life having to depend on people. but along with that, they suffer from clinical depression, and my mom had breast cancer as well. but how close are you to him? and how would that affect the way it makes you feel?

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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.

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ideas/insights: not everybody has medical insurance, people who do haved it are sitll in debt because their medical insurance doesnt cover for everything (from the moovie sicko), people deal with their illness in different ways (class discussion), once you learn how to die, you learn how to live (tuesdays with morrie)

the number one source was that movie sicko that was very helpful. i didnt really understand why people were always complaining about the health care we have in the united states and how they always think that canada is better. its because they dont have to pay for anything. people in the us have to pay for a lot of stuff and its a question as to why are we the only people who have to pay doctors to take care of us? the classroom was also a good source because when the speaker came in, it also gave us a point of view on the family perspective. the book i was reading, was full of a lot of insights. however, my favorite one was once we learn how to die, we learn how to live. this book personally gave me a whole new outlook on death. i felt like i got a personal one on one interview with morrie and to learn his phylosophy on life was very touching.

maybe some things we could learn or focus on is maybe talking to someone who is actually dying. i know someone who is dying of cancer and i know she would be happy to talk to the class about what she is going through. maybe we could talk to someone who knows a lot about the medical care in the united states. possibly read another book about illness and dying.