...me. That’s what you get when you need surgery. I was in there to have my shoulder repaired. The tragic accidents continuously replay in my mind while I mindlessly lay in the bed. Surgery is unforgettable, terrifying, and painful.. Everyone probably remembers playing badminton in high school gym class. It was more to me than just another class activity. It was a game that changed my life. One day we were playing it and I went up to hit the birdie and “pop”. I suddenly drop to the ground. The pain from my shoulder dislocating was unbearable. I finally stand up and somehow I am capable of getting my shoulder back in. But I was unable to move it without screaming out in pain. The teachers help me ice it but that doesn’t help me as much as it should. Eventually my mom gets called to come pick me up and she takes me right to the hospital. Which is when the long journey began. The visit to the hospital declared nothing. We were scheduled to meet with a specialist that later ordered a MRI for me. Which then told us that my capsule was too loose and needed to have surgery to tighten it up. If I didn’t have surgery then I would continue to dislocate my shoulder. Therefore we did choose to have it done for me. Weeks later I show up to the hospital at 6:45 am. The nurses help get me changed and the iv in my arm. I can’t even remember how many different doctors came into my room to talk to me about various things. Right before my surgery was scheduled to begin they wheeled me...
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...When women are pregnant, one of the most exciting discoveries is what sex the child is going to be. When the child is delivered, the first thing you hear the doctor or nurse say is “It is a boy/girl.” However, in some cases the child can be born with ambiguous genitalia. In other words, the child has external genitalia that cannot be distinguished as either male or female. When a parent is told their child has ambiguous genitalia, they are ultimately given two options: they could either raise their child with ambiguous genitalia, or they could let the doctor perform surgery leaving the child’s genitalia with the appearance of a female’s. If my child was born with ambiguous genitalia, I would choose to raise them the way they were brought into this world because it would be easier on the child. Having a child with ambiguous genitalia would raise many questions. Many parents may not understand why their child looks different. Ambiguous genitalia is not, by any means of our society, normal. Usually, when people see something different they...
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...stay the same. In middle school I was immature, in my transformation I became mature. Most people change from middle school to high school. You change by realizing things, maturing or just growing up. Well not for me, something happened that helped me transform into the person I am today. To begin with, if you knew my personality in middle school, it is nothing, as I am perceived today. I was immature and constantly got in trouble. I didn’t care what the teacher had to say and I would make it difficult for other students to learn. Lets just say I was more of a nuisance then a pleasure to have in class. I was always a bright student, some how managed to only get one B and the rest A’s through middle school. Considering I was rarely in class due to my comportment during class. The biggest immaturity part of middle school was how I got in trouble. It wasn’t as if I was selling drugs or anything terrible! I would get in trouble for doing immature actions as going to the bathroom for twenty minutes, not being in my seat and most importantly talking! Speaking out in class was the biggest issues for me as I was in middle school. See you might ask how did you get twenty-three referrals during eighth grade when you weren’t there for two months due to surgery. After every day seeing the most irritating kid you’ve ever come across you might realize how I got referrals for things other might not received. At the time couldn’t comprehend how I would get in trouble for things others didn’t....
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...our textbook Myers states “Our self-concepts include not only our self-schemas about who we currently are but also who we might become – our possible selves.” So Cindy already had a plan thought out about who she knew she’d become. She had a wish list from 1987 that included the changes she wanted to go through. Some of her changes included wider, less tired-looking eyes, a small feminine nose, high cheekbones, fuller lips, perfect white teeth, a smaller, more delicate jaw and chin, eradication of premature facial wrinkles, a flawless, unlined complexion, and a few more changes. I think when she was younger she suffered identity issues. She even went as far as considering herself a ragdoll at the age of 6. She basically wanted to be a real life Barbie. She wanted to be practically perfect and she never had any intentions on growing old, she wants to look young forever. She wanted to look better so she believed that going through this transformation would make her able to fit into society perfectly. She went from having no self-esteem to having plentiful. Physical Attractiveness Stereotype of Interpersonal Attraction Factor Cindy Jackson has various interviews with...
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...Chapman Very few moments can define a man’s life and the path he takes. December 18, 2012 was one of those defining moments in my life. It was no longer just about me and my needs, yes I worried about my wife and family, but they could take care of themselves. The day my son was born had to be one of the most exciting and scariest days of my life. I didn’t know what to expect, how I was supposed to care for this little human being. A split second changed my life forever. Until that moment happened I had no idea what my life was going to be like having someone that depended on me for their every need. When my wife told me she was pregnant, I was excited, but it just seemed surreal. I went to the doctor appointments, I was there for the ultrasounds. I was ecstatic the first time I felt him kick. My wife had complications so I was at the hospital every time the doctor sent her for observations. In the months leading up to my son’s birth I was there every step of the way, but I was just an observer. My wife was doing it all, nothing for me really changed. The day started out like any other induction day for millions of other parents. We arrived at the hospital bright and early, my wife filled out some paperwork, the nurses hooked up her iv, started the Pitocin drip, and her labor began. The rest of the morning, afternoon and early afternoon was a lot of waiting. Nurses and the doctor came in and out checking on my wife and the baby. My wife’s mom and sister came from our hometown...
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...seven-hour back surgery. Words of encouragement from all my friends and family replayed in my mind, but the legion of doubtful voices in my head were the most prominent. I questioned everything; the qualifications of the doctors in front of me, the anesthetics slowly seeping into my veins, and even the validity of the procedure. I was right to be scared, being a privileged child who had never been completely out of control. Other than a few minor struggles like ADD and the money shortages that come with a disabled parent, academic and athletic success had come in an abundance, seemingly effortlessly. But this all became irrelevant as the anesthesiologist counted me down. With just a simple “3..2..1” I was casted into the dreaded abyss of unconsciousness....
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...In everyone’s life, they have some sort of events or series of events that can make them stronger or tear them down. This couldn’t be more accurate when it comes to Brad Grimes, also known as my dad. When you first spot this man walking down the street, you wouldn’t notice his 6’2” height or piercing green/blue eyes; you would spot his bright red walker. Brad isn’t at the point in his life where he should be using a walker. He is only fifty-four years old, but for the past twenty-four years, this walker has been his supporter. The first thirty years of his life were normal and filled with many, many stories. I get the chance to listen to his raspy, deep, country slanged voice tell them. My favorite stories derive from his crazy college years. He was quite the trickster when it came to college. One year on Halloween, my dad and some of his friends made a dummy, named Jeffery, out of pillows and dressed him in black clothes. They also dressed in black clothes so that they could be as swift as ninjas. For their trick, they decided to wait until the sun went down. Brad and his friends laid down in the middle of the street with their dummy Jeffery and when a car...
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...It Changed My Life When a simple day changes your life forever, every day is lived like the last day of your life. Being diagnosed with IH has changed my life. After shopping online for new frames because I felt I needed a new prescription for my glasses, I was diagnosed with a rare disease that changed my life forever. My vision had become blurry while wearing my glasses. I went to the mall for a regular vision check at a local Lens Crafters after locating new frames I had wanted for months. Since I needed a new prescription I felt it was the perfect time to get them. After attempting to check my vision and the pressure behind my eyes, the optometrist had determined there was excessive pressure behind my eyes. Because of the excess pressure she was unable to get an accurate reading for a prescription as my vision continued to fluctuate. Instead of leaving with a prescription or receipt for my new glasses in hand. I left with images of the pressure behind my eyes, a new diagnosis of papilledema and a referral to the emergency room. I was admitted into the hospital the same evening after leaving the eye doctor. The diagnosis that the optometrist had given was accurate. The emergency room physician had brought in an optical specialist to confirm there was excessive pressure behind both of my eyes. This is uncommon in young women my age, so the doctor asked many probing questions and concluded they wanted to do some additional test. This was the evening...
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...website and I saw a contact link that said how your life have been changed by the dynamic word the Lord gives them to minister. I therefore felt the Holy Spirit leading me to share my testimony. I started visiting Mt. Gilead last year, when I came I knew God had lead me to such a Powerful Ministry. We were invited by a couple that we know that asked us to come and here a word from their Bishop. I was baptized in Jesus Name Feb 11, 1989 and filled with the Holy Spirit a few months later. I was then called to the Ministry the following year. In my youth I was a bible school teacher for children and I also served in the Youth Ministry in my home church for years. In the past seven years it felt like my life has been turned up side down. I woke up one morning in 2006, got in the car with my daughter and she hit a tree in our yard on my side. I ended up having left knee surgery, after a year later while trying to get back to normal I was having problems while walking. Long story short I had to see an Orthopedic Doctor which informed me I had to have an left ankle fushion due to the injuries I occurred. After which it took about three months in a hard cast. While learning to walk again in P.T. my brevious tendon was torn in the same left ankle. I had surgery Nov same year 2007. After which learning to walk again in P.T. it was determined the surgeon fused my ankle lateral, I was walking on the side of my foot. I then had to have my ankle broken and repositioned Dec 2011...
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...was the day that my life changed. It was a typical Tuesday afternoon, I got back home from school had a snack with my mom, and that’s when I heard the sound of her phone ringing that will stick with me for the rest of my life. When I first heard her phone ring I thought it my my dad calling to tell her what time her was going to be home for dinner. My brother was at soccer practice so it was just me and my mom in our house. When she looked to see who it was calling she got that look on her face that anybody that knew her would know that it was a look of concern. “Mom who is it?” I asked. “The doctors office,they are calling me to tell me how my lab results came back.” she replied. She got up and walked to her room and shut the door so I couldn’t listen. I knew something was wrong and walked to the now shut door and laid my ear against it. “So it did come back positive for cancer?” my mom asked with a shaky voice. When I heard that word cancer my stomach dropped and I knew this was going to be a long and rough trip to recovery. “What are the treatment options and what type of cancer is it?”...
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...“Lub-dub, lub-dub......” So distinct is my heartbeat, that like a drumstick hitting a drum, rapidly and relentlessly. Standing in lunch queue under the sun at noon on the last day of August, the initial test day of the first semester of ninth grade, I listened to the pit-pat from my chest, wondering why it is such heat at the end of summer that I was about to get sunstroke. Not until I felt sick and giddy and was likely to faint, that I finally realized that my heart has been beating abnormally for a long while. After my heart beating restlessly rest of the day, I could hardly stand up. Mother came and the hospital was the next stop for me. Surprisingly with no surprise, according to the doctor, I was attacked by an inborn heart disease at the age...
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...a level one trauma center, which specializes in neurosurgery. I now scrub and circulate neurology, urology, ENT (ear, nose and throat), and plastic surgeries. I am also a charge nurse and in charge of orienting new nurses and graduate nurses. The OR is fast paced and challenging. One never knows what is going to come through the doors, but you have to be ready at any given moment, to do anything from removing tonsils to clipping an aneurysm, in a matter of minutes. In the OR, often times the team gets caught up in tasks that need to be performed to get the case going, and sometimes forget that a human being is lying on the table with both physical and emotional needs. That is why, I teach my new graduates and everyone that I precept to act like it is a member of their family lying on the table. Often times just a friendly word or a smile before the patient is put under anesthesia can make a world of difference. If there is time, I also update the family to what is going on in the OR and try to answer any questions that I am able to. Sometimes surgeries last for sixteen hours; just an update can mean the world of difference to an already anxious family. Some OR nurses might tell you that their nursing is more focused because they have little interaction with the family and patient, but I try to give holistic care to my patients and make the surgical experience not quiet as frightening to both the...
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...How to Save a Life: The discovery of the Germ Theory Scientists often develop new theories and ideas once previous postulates are shown to be inadequate. After numerous attempts to understand how germs spread, scientists still lacked a theory that explained the cause of diseases. The germ theory was instrumental in formulating an understanding of various diseases in order to protect the public from lethal epidemics. The development of the germ theory is credited to Dr. Robert Koch, Dr. Joseph Lister and chemist Louis Pasteur. The theory helped other scientists develop future vaccines and procedures to stop the spread of disease. The invention significantly changed how society and medical experts thought about and practiced medicine. The germ theory made it possible for scientists to discover the complex causes of infections and diseases such as cholera. At first, the general public was very apprehensive about the rapidly changing medical practices that resulted from the germ theory. However, once these practices were successful, the public trusted the new procedures such as the introduction of the antiseptic practice. Although many medical breakthroughs were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th century the most significant was the discovery of the germ theory because it allowed European physicians to discover other medicines. It was the foundation for the discovery of other medicines such as cholera and the inception of antiseptic surgery. Before the invention...
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...Unexpected Towards the end of my junior year in high school an unexpected event occurred that changed my life. During my P.E. class I was participating in a basketball related activity that led to me getting injured. When I first realized that I was injured my first reaction was to fall to the ground and hold on to the part of my body that was hurting. After doing so, I tried to stand up and walk but I couldn’t because I began to feel excruciating pains in my left ankle. When my friends and teacher saw me struggling to walk, they all came to help me and my teacher gave me a chair to sit in. When I sat down in the chair, my teacher began to examine my ankle. He told me to turn my ankle from left to right while asking me if doing any of these motions was painful. When he finished examining my ankle he went over to the main office to tell one of the secretaries to call my father. Finally my father arrived at my school and instead of taking me straight to the hospital he began to ask me multiple questions about how I got injured which made me really angry. Eventually, he realized I was upset me so he took me to the hospital. When we arrived at the hospital the woman at the front desk checked me in, gave me a wheelchair, and then told us that we had to sit in the waiting room until it was time for the doctor to examine me. When the doctor was ready to see me, my father pushed me into the examination room and the doctor began to ask me questions about my ankle. After talking to the...
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...Christopher McSorley Professor Greenwell March 10, 2014 Worldview Essay My world view hasn’t changed much since the beginning of the class, but when I read books or watch films I notice the theme or world view behind them more than I did before the class. The title in some films and books give you a clue as to what they are trying to get across but otherwise you actually have to watch or read to see what it truly is trying to emphasize. Some put their beliefs or religious views into the writing of books and making of the movies. Religion, I believe is just a broad term for different beliefs and that is different than a relationship with God which is what I believe I have. Even though many people argue that the human race evolved from different things such as apes, I do not see that because apes still exist. I do believe that God and science go together and that he makes everything work the way it should, but we are slowly destroying it by not taking care of the home he gave us, Earth. God in his infinite wisdom created things to work together. I have gone to church my whole life, my family has always been very involved in church from the nursery through children’s church. I went to Vacation Bible School every summer and to summer church camp. I have just always known that there was a higher power watching over us. After seeing what our church has been a part of or involved with and seeing what happens through just seeing it there in front of you, helps me believe...
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