I wanted to be at her bedside, wrapped up in her arms, I wanted to be there to see her breathe her last breath, but now it is too late , she is gone. My tears flowed continuously, especially in the night as I try to comprehend this sorrow As I took the flight back home, I was solemn and grief stricken, In the past I have always been happy coming home to granny, but not this time. I know that I would not see that vibrant looking little lady again , but would see a lifeless corpse in a casket, not a sound of her beautiful voice. I felt so cold inside; so many things I wanted to say to her, all the hugs I needed and wanted, and many, many regrets I’ve had. I wanted to be comforted.
I walked over to the other side of the bed and placed my hand into the open palms of my nanas, I leaned into her ear " Nana, i dont know if you can see me or hear me but its Rob and i want you to know that we made it here safe, and I love you." As I uttered this sentence i felt her gently grasp my hand. I stood there, i wasnt sure why but I starred endlessly at the machine, I watched as the numbers rose and then dropped. For hours I waited, I watched and I prayed. I prayed that the years of hurt and anger that had found its way into my dads heart would somehow disappear for just this moment, that the loss of words between him and my aunt would mend and my grandmother would
Book report 4/19/12 AOE “The Black Box” written by Julie Schumacher is a story about one girls struggle through depression. This novel is different from other stories because it is told through the perspective of her sister, Elena. Elena tells the story of her sister Dora’s depression and how it not only affected Dora’s life but the whole family’s life as well. This story takes place in Elena’s home where Dora one day announced that she wishes she was dead and overdosed on pills. Their overprotective mother immediately put Dora in the psych ward at Lorning Hospital.
Martin de Porres was that he was known for his unique healing powers. An example of one of his healing miracles is when an 87 year old lady from Paraguay, was given a few hours to live. She several severe intestinal blockage and had suffered a heart attack. All the doctors had given up on her and were already making arrangements for her funeral the following day. However her daughter and some friends were praying to St. Martin and said 15 decades of the Rosary, asking above all through the intercessions of St. Martin that her mother would still be alive by the time she herself could reach her mother’s home in Paraguay.
Lucy Grealy, the author of a memoir titled Auto Biography of a Face, underwent a surgery to remove cancer, which took one third of her jaw in the process. After the operation was complete, she realized that a “chasm” (58) had separated her from her family, along with others around her. In her struggle to bridge the chasm between her and her peers, Grealy tries different several methods and makes numerous decisions throughout her childhood that widen or reduce the gap and ultimately bring her to understand her place in the world. In her many efforts to close the hole she felt had appeared between her and her peers, Grealy used her strong powers of imagination to ease the pain she felt. Although just a child throughout the majority of the memoir, Grealy came to realize that if she pretended that she was beyond those who harass her, their taunts didn’t hurt as bad.
Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt usually called Eleanor was a very heart filled woman. She cared about everyone but mainly worked hard for the disadvantaged and the poor. Eleanor matured fast and lived her younger life very independently, considering her parents died when she was awfully young. Eyes and Ears, was what many people were reminded of when they thought of Eleanor Roosevelt. She was Franklin’s eyes and ears after he was diagnosed with polio, a severe disease that paralyzes you.
Over time her health has been deteriorating significantly. She has undergone multiple spinal taps, has had six operations on her spine, and over a decade of her life confined to her bed. In 1953, Frida holds her first ever solo exhibition in Mexico. On July 13, 1954, Frida is pronounced dead. Officially it is reported as” pulmonary embolism” but many of those close to her feel she may have committed suicide.
Mary Shelley was born in London in 1797 to intelligent parents. When Mary Shelley was 16 years old she decided to elope with a man named Percy Shelley who was a romantic poet. After a few years death had began to storm into her life, first she had a few miscarriages. Her only living child had also died and so did her half sister, and lastly Percy's first wife had died to suicide. When she went to vacation at Lord Byron's house, she and her colleagues would talk about different scientific things and the possiblitiy of reanimating the dead.
1 TITLE Julia Pate Psych 140 – General Psychology Summer 2011 2 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a neuropsychological disorder that has affected me and my family. April 11, 1991 was the day that turned our world upside down. I received a call from my aunt around 5:30 am; my mother had been in a horrific car accident. She had been hit by a tractor trailer and her fate was unknown. After waiting at the hospital for what seemed like hours, we learned form the doctors that my mother had sustained a closed traumatic brain injury.
Us kids found it somewhat entertaining, but Aunt Faye was scared to death. You could see it in her hair, wait I mean eyes. Hours had passed and the storm had finally came to a calm stop. We got a call from mom saying she was getting to leave work and heading home. I think that call was the highlight of Aunt Faye’s night, and mine too.