When I was told the year before last that I had an illness that threatened my life, I was ready to do anything to better. I learned that I would need months of treatment, maybe even a year, before I would know whether I would recover. I settled into a boring routine that I spent all day at the hospital getting treatment for DIC. Fear and despair engulfed me. When I was in my room, I saw that another man who had leukemia accepted the chemotherapy in my room. The chemotherapy was very painful, but he didn! t seem to be fearful.
He tried to do everything to benefit from the treatment. His effort included hope. I esteemed the man, who served as a role model for me. I worried that I didn! t have a strong will like his, and I still tried to imitate him. I could not live a normal life. As the months of my treatment dragged on, I was able to stay out of the hospital for longer periods.
The doctor said I could go back to school, and that it would be good for me to change my environment. However, fear and despair still engulfed me. To my surprise, I found that when I studied, I could ease my emotions, I could be distracted by the amount of homework and the knowledge that I wanted to again. I realized that if I didn! t care about the illness and I did everything as if I were normal, I would not be overcome.
Although it was difficult for me, I tried to live a normal life and I put my attention on studying. Now I am recovering, and I am controlling my fears, I don! t care how long I can live and don! t fear the illness. I just do everything as if I didn! t have any illness. I have learned that when I face a crisis, I should not fear. I just do my best..
The Essay on Human and Normal Life
?The intent of this essay is to analize the case of Genie, how she became retarded,whether her mental illness was caused by nature or nurture. Also, if Genie’s rehabilitation could be possible if the case was discovered today and how hopeful we would be that the child could lead a normal life in the long term. The sad story of Genie has touched all of us. Is the nature (genes and heredity ) or the ...
