The Story of My Search When I was a child‚ my aunt was diagnosed with brain cancer. From early on‚ they said that it was unlikely that she was going to survive this disease. They also mentioned that if she was going to survive‚ the long-term affects she was going to have were going to change her life forever. Being a child‚ it was extremely difficult for me to understand. I really had no idea what brain cancer was. Even to this day‚ I was only aware of the general knowledge of it — having a brain
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would watch the woman I would now address as my own mother as she develops breast cancer. She was able to fight long enough to defeat the persistent disease only once‚ but now her and I knew the focus would not be on her‚ but to plan for the future. Thomas was raised a very happy-go-lucky boy without a worry in the world and that is exactly how his mother and I expected to keep him. When his mother developed breast cancer the second time she was given only a month to live‚ something we would not tell
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Falsca trembled‚ “Do you think I have cancer?” They went to the doctor‚ and he examined Falsca’s body. The doctor spoke softly‚ “You have been diagnosed with cancer.” He put his head down. Maya was speechless. Could her sister die? Will this be one of the last times she would see her sister? It seemed as if Maya knew her sister were going to die. Was she right? Will it happen? Nothing was normal anymore now that she knew her sister had been diagnosed with cancer. When she went home‚ Maya checked what
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too curvy and why do I have to have such ginormous breast and what my family have dubbed “Granny’s arse?” Yet for all the self-loathing that I have done‚ this body‚ this vehicle has been with me through beatings‚ abuse‚ the beginning of cervical cancer and carried and birthed two children. This body‚ that is the garden to my soul allows me to mould myself to the love of my life and feel his skin against mine… Who am I to treat it with such disrespect? At what point will I ever be enough as I am
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English A99 28 Sept. 2014 Essay #2 Definition In this day and age we are constantly changing the true meaning of certain words into our own definitions. The original meaning of these words are no longer properly used or are abused with some slang term. Even though some of these words contain double meanings‚ they should still be treated with respect. One specific word that stands out to me is “cancer.” Cancer is without a doubt‚ nothing that should be joked around. Cancer has evolved from a regular
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Cancer; defined as “any evil condition or thing that spreads destructively.” To most‚ cancer is an imprisoning disease victimizing innocent people who don’t deserve to go through the suffering that cancer prescribes. To me‚ however‚ it was just a word. Without a warning‚ my grandpa‚ was diagnosed‚ just like that‚ with lung cancer of all things. Contrary to my brother and sister‚ I didn’t understand the significance of cancer. Everyone I had ever known with cancer had been a survivor‚ not a victim
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her it could be cancer or that something bad could be happening. When December
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My mother has always told me that anything in life is achievable as long as I work for it. That was her life philosophy‚ even when she developed breast cancer. It was difficult watching her go through chemo-therapy‚ seeing such a strong-willed woman be sapped of her strength. I noticed the gradual changes; first the dark baggy circles under the lid of her eyes‚ then wrinkles began to settle in. It was as if she was aging at an accelerated rate‚ but little did I know‚ there was a war brewing within
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bone cancer‚ most commonly found in Tiana’s age group. Now‚ the good news is‚ this type of cancer can be cured with surgery." I let out a breath of relief‚ knowing that Tiana still had a chance. I was about to ask about the surgery‚ until I noticed the doctor’s facial expression was still grim and depressing. "The bad news is‚ the cancer has already spread to numerous parts of her body." He faces the x-rays‚ pointing to the middle one‚ where the inside of Tiana’s body is lit up with cancer. He
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Cancer Sucks At a young age you never know how cancer can affect you. When being 3 & 5‚ it really doesn’t process that it’s horrible. At age 13 I realized everything I can do besides mourn and feel bad. In a small‚ friendly neighborhood located in the gorgeous and huge city of Dallas‚ Texas. I was first affected by the horrible disease at a young age. I was living with my mom and my only set of grandparents. Life was good for my two year old self; I was about to turn three in a couple months
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