Analysis Of Never Give Up: The Inspiring Story Of Jessie And Her Joy Jar

Do you have a friend or family member that is suffering from leukemia? In this story, “The Michelle I know” by Alison Lohans, the protagonist, Michelle, is suffering from leukemia. Michelle has been staying in the hospital for two months and she is beginning to be affected by the side effects of cancer. She is getting frustrated and bored from the repeated routines in the hospital. Michelle losses her confidence and becomes depressed, but when she meets and talks to Claude, a patient who is experiencing leukemia for 8 years, she regains confidence in herself. At the end, Michelle finally realizes that she can still have a wonderful life and enjoy it because Rob is there to support her and to make her happy. Michelle has an internal conflict with herself due to the side effects of cancer which made her lose her hair and makes her feel unworthy. The central conflict is supported in the story by the title, the setting, and the theme of the story.

Since her tragic accident, she has dealt with the physical consequences of quadriplegia: the daily pain, the frail bones weakened by lack of use, the danger of bladder infections, and the potential for pressure sores or a collapsed lung. Also, Joni is conformed to a wheelchair for most of her day and relies heavily on caregivers for some of the most basic tasks (“Sweet Surrender” 39). Upon being in the hospital and receiving her diagnosis, Joni went into a deep depression with the memories of asking her friends to assist her in suicide. She felt disconnected from life, but was encouraged by her close friend, Steve, who shared the Word of God with her. He often came by her side and they would study the Bible together. The question that often burdened Joni was: Why would God let this happen? She discovered that it was part of a big puzzle that changed her perspective of life (“Joni’s Life Story”). After two years of rehabilitation from her injuries, Joni was determined to make something of herself and to help others who were dealing with situations similar to hers. In 2010, Joni received a stage three breast cancer diagnoses. In an interview, she says her outlook of God's word had not changed and she goes back to certain Bible passages to bring her healing and hope. Yet again, Joni faced another life-threatening condition that could have taken her life. She kept trusting God and no matter what happened, she knew she

In Tricia Downing’s autobiography, Cycle of Hope, she faces and over comes many life changing obstacles. Downing wrote the book to show that it is possible to overcome anything, no matter how traumatic. After her accident she is faced with many different obstacles. Between the many problems while still in the hospital and all of the obstacles when she gets to go home, she shows that it is not the end of the world. She continues to push through the pain and overcome her obstacles. Anyone can do anything they set their minds to with the proper motivation. She has taken her life changing journey public to motivate readers. Her goal is to motivate anyone who is in a tough place to keep trying and overcome any obstacle.

Lauren has coped with the challenges she has faced by thinking and appreciating everything she has and also by having two jars to fill in blue and pink stones every time if something in her day went negative or positive. According to the article “Unbroken”, cancer survivor Lauren Bendesky states “ The jars were a way for me to see how my journey was going.” Lauren explains. “Whether I was staying positive or when I started to become more negative.” In addition, Lauren also stated “I had so much support all the time. Anytime I was feeling down physically or mentally, my family and friends were always there to keep my spirits up.” This demonstrates how Lauren coped with the challenges she has faced because she kept her spirits up and always

Williams’ family support network eased her own pains caused by witnessing her mother’s and grandmother’s suffering with cancer, being a potential cancer patient herself. This support network, which the Williams’ family demonstrates, gives patients release of emotions that accompany cancer. The week after Williams’ mother was diagnosed with cancer, she stated, “I’ve experienced every possible emotion this week” (Williams 34). This build of emotion can be overwhelming for any one, making the release of emotions critical. A study done by the American Cancer Society found that releasing emotion is beneficial during treatment and can help patients and family members cope (ACS website www.cancer.org). The Mormon faith emphasizes family and community, which is a healthy place to release this emotion, which is described in Refuge. On one such occasion, Williams’ mother states, “I feel abused” when describing chemotherapy (Williams 77). The close family connection between the Williams family reestablishes the teachings of Mormonism of family and community and helps Terry

Life is filled with many ups and downs, twists and turns, and unexpected blows that can literally knock the wind out of you. During these difficult times, you must to develop a fight strategy to defeat the things that are trying to defeat you. In the Heart of A Champion you will read about how a mother and daughter fought together to defeat Stage 3 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, a rare cancer that almost ended Tyresha’s life. This is a true, heartwarming story of faith, love, and triumph. This experience will never be forgotten by everyone that supported and witnessed the courage, perseverance, and strength of a mother and daughter’s bond to fight and never give up.

Ever since my mom died of lymphoma about 5 1/2 years ago, I have always been interested in other people’s cancer stories and their reactions like Fault in Our Stars or Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl. Jeffery’s reactions are most mature to any others that I have ever seen. Most people wouldn’t make anything close to an attempt, but Jeffery does ten times more. His side effects of his treatments are math abilities and a small limp. Jordan Sonnenblick experienced cancer in his life with a student that he previously had when he was an English teacher. The reason I chose this book is mainly because this is the sequel to a book that I previously read, Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie. Also, the synopsis or description of the book looked interesting.

People's lives are shaped through their success and failure in their personal relationships with each other. The author Sylvia Plath demonstrates this in the novel, The Bell Jar. This is the direct result of the loss of support from a loved one, the lack of support and encouragement, and lack of self confidence and insecurity in Esther's life in the The Bell Jar. It was shaped through her success and failures in her personal relationships between others and herself.

This past year I met a 13 month old baby girl that has an incurable and untreatable condition known as Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia (PCH), and is one of only a handful of documented cases of the disease in the world. Mya defied all odds and not only made it through pregnancy but was also able to celebrate her first birthday. When I first heard of Mya’s story, I couldn't believe this girl’s courage to fight for her live in a daily basis. I couldn't believe the sacrifices her parents made and the burden of knowing that any day could be there last day with their child. I knew I wasn't in a position financially to help them but maybe there was different way I could help them. Her parents helped me make a bucket list of things that Mya might not get

Lucy likes to sit down with her grandchildren and recall the times in her life when she was a student in law school, her wedding or the fun times she shared with her husband raising her young family. These were all memories that carried Lucy through the tough times and she enjoyed sharing them with anyone who would listen.

On May 15, 2014, a little girl named Kiera Stout, was diagnosed with a rare type of stage 4 muscular cancer. Kiera was 8 years old when she was first diagnosed and lived in St. Louis Missouri. Kiera fought a hard battle for about 3 long years. While Kiera fought her battle she kept her smile and positive attitude. She enjoyed hanging out with her family and friends and seeing them happy. Even though Kiera was young, she still loved the Lord and put all her faith in Him. Kiera loved to share her love of Christ with everyone she met. Sadly on May 3, 2017, Kierra Stout lost her battle when she was only 10 years old, however before she passed away she wanted people to do one thing for her if she couldn't do it herself which was to “make kindness the new cool”.

Their book was entitled “Our Cancer Year” making reference to Harvey’s lymphoma, the couple’s struggles with the diagnosis and its treatment. The book not only presents Harvey’s disease, but also the energy to fight against cancer and not only cancer, but also the

"Lacey!", Jessica yelled across the room, "We are going to be late!" Lacey and Jessica are cousins and best of friends. Today is Rebeca's, Lacey's sister, wedding, and they vowed to make it special. Lacey was so ecstatic for her sister, and don’t get me wrong, so was Jessica, but something was troubling her. She was distressed by the thought of Rebecca getting into trouble, because her soon to be husband, Luke is the head of the FBI. As you can imagine, that is an immense responsibility. Jessica couldn’t risk the thought of one of Luke's foes endangering Rebecca to get revenge. Just as they were heading out the door to get supplies they heard the phone ring ' ring, ring". Lacey picked up the phone and they both heard a voice saying "Stop

It was the first snowfall of the year.Lisa and I go to work as usual, we drove off the parking lot as every day. Everything seems to be normal. Ten miles from home, we saw a giant snowman walk around the city destroying cars buildings, and houses. Weirdly enough, I saw little ones walking in front of the big one chasing people on the street. .I was a shock for seconds, but I need to shock even more when I turned to Lisa and she is gone. She is not there with me, I asked myself where is she. I looked all over the car as well as on the road but no sign of her only thing that I see the big and little creepy snowman. My mind was blown. The curiousness is all over my head. As soon as I can put myself together, I drive away from where the snowman

One of the many of the world's problems is sickness, but some diseases have no cure which can result in death. Cancer is a code we just can’t seem to crack and it has taken hundreds of thousands of lives. Everyone knows of someone who has died of or had cancer in their life. It’s a hard sickness to beat but many strong people do beat it, some being children. I have personally seen my family members go through this and of course, some didn’t make it out alive. If you have seen anyone who has cancer, you’ll see how it can take over your body, how that person doesn’t even look like themselves anymore.