High Blood Pressure: A Case Study

“Sometimes life strikes me down but that doesn’t mean I give up, no I get right back up and keep going” (Grant, 2015). Life throws everyone a hard ball, and how someone copes with their situations tends to be left up to individual. Those words are used to offer encouragement and motivation to keep someone striving and pushing beyond any situation that is placed upon them.

In 2008, Vernita Grant, age 48, was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and later on High Blood Pressure. “Type 2 Diabetes, known as non-insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose)…” (Mayo Clinic, 2014). High Blood Pressure is a condition known to lead to other serious illnesses. It is the force of blood pushing

On March 08, 2009 Grant took illness worse than she ever did. Her condition was so horrible that she had to be hospitalized. All the frequent vomiting, dehydrating, and the fluctuating of her blood pressure and diabetic state were taking a toll on her body. When Vernita, was first diagnosed with diabetes she had no insurance to cover the medicine to buy her insulin. As her diabetic state continued on as she growth in age, her body began to fight against the condition it was in. Her doctor told her that her glucose levels had dropped extremely low and that they needed to get her elevated as quickly as

Continue going to school and keeping your grades up. I’ll be out of here before you know it” (2009). Vernita’s condition improved even through seizures and faints. She explained to me that when she was first diagnosed she felt like giving up in 2008. The up and downs that go with fighting diabetes was not only emotionally draining her but physically and mentally as well. She knew that she wasn’t taking care of herself by not taking the medicine required to treat the condition. In that process various things began to get affected from the lack of consideration for her condition. In 2010, Vernita Grant, age 50, was diagnosed with Glaucoma in both eyes. Vernita lost some of her eyesight though she is still able to see objects in a silhouette form. Her condition has improved a lot within the span of years that since she’s been taking the required dosage of insulin. “The constant surgeries and visits to hospital made me think about life itself. It’s too precious and God has brought me through some rough times”