Joey is a very active nine-year old boy. His favorite things are playing outside and math. You would never know by looking at him but Joey is not your normal nine-year. He runs, he climbs trees, he wrestles with his friends but he has Hemophilia B. He plays hard just like any other boy but unlike other children, when they would need to put ice or a band-aid on an injury, Joey has to go to the emergency room to receive medication through an IV. Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder. When someone has Hemophilia B, their bodies have a defective or missing protein called factor IX. (The Coalition for Hemophilia B, 1) Hemophilia B is only found in approximately 1 in 25,000 male births. (National Hemophilia Foundation. Hemophilia B Assessed July 16, 2009, 2) Joey has what is considered moderate hemophilia. The first reaction most people have when they find out Joey has hemophilia is to think of how it limits him. Joey was raised to think of what he can do, not what he cannot do. He has learned to weigh the risks involved with every activity he does. Joey normally decides the fun out ways the risks and he has paid the consequences for that in the past. However, he does not let that stop him from making the same choice again the next time. He has been known to say while laying in the hospital bed "I am here now but I sure was having fun before I got hurt". Due to Joey's condition he has become a very kind and considerate child. He is careful to not hurt other children and is very upset when others are hurt. He has a lot of friends and loves to play ball and tag with them. At recess, you can normally find him playing kick ball. Kick ball remains his favorite recess game even though he was hit in the head by the ball several month... ... middle of paper ... ...en. He still feels that the joy he experiences while participating in karate out ways the risk of getting hurt. His favorite part of karate is sparring with his instructor and learning how to defend himself. Over the years Joey's mother has been asked many questions about his hemophilia. Questions like, "how can you handle it" and her personal favorite, "don't you want to just wrap him up in bubble wrap". Her answer has always been the same. "I want him to live life, not just survive it." I am very proud of who Joey is as a person. He has continually proven that he intends to live is life with hemophilia not have hemophilia be is life. I know this because Joey is not just any little boy he is my wonderful son. Work Cited The Coaltition for Hemohilia B http://coalitionforhemophiliab.org/vision/ National Hemophilia Foundation, Hemophilia B Assessed July 16, 2009
During the first nine months of Dominic’s life he was sick several times with colds and digestive complications which are not typical for infants. Physically, Dominic was active the first nine months. At three months he began to start laughing and would focus his eyes on me, the mom (My Virtual Child). At eight months we would play object permanence games which enhanced his cognitive development and at nine months old Dominic was adv...
Joey’s social relationships have also been impacted by his behavior. He has experienced social rejection and even social isolation. The other students call him Zippy due to his hyperactivity. When moved to the special education classroom, Joey befriends a boy named Harold and meets another friend, Charlie, when sent to the special education center. Making new friends with others that also have disabilities gave them something in common.
Bruce has just been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease (which in 1956 was not curable). Henry's wife, Holly, is pregnant with their first child and he has no interest in Rochester, Minnesota in wintertime, but he goes. That's the kind of person Henry is. He's not a sweet-faced do-gooder. He's a tough, no-nonsense, individualistic competitor, but he's a loyal person who knows right from wrong and understands that people sometimes have to step out of their own box and do something for others. His wife understands that too. So he flies to Minnesota, picks up Pearson and drives him home to his family.
The Biological level: This writer looked at Joey’s physical health and functioning. This writer examine Joey’s nutrition and general health habits, assessing overall physical development, a referral in place to see doctor for a physical exam. The behaviors could be from poor nutrition, maybe contributing to some of Joey’s symptoms such as aggression and poor concentration and emotional instability. Joey’s behaviors are manifesting due to Joey’s grandparents unable to care for Joey due to economic issues spanning form loss of employment due to health issues from Joey’s grandfather has increased the times Joey goes without to eating. The Psychological level: This writer assessed Joey’s emotional and cognitive development. This writer referred Joey to a psychologist testing to determine whether he has any learning disabilities or related problems that might account for his low academic performance and emotional instability that has led to the removal from grandparents care. The Social level: This writer has indicated and determined that Joey’s overall social interaction with grandparents have deteriorated due to the grandfather’s health
Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder. People who have hemophilia have a deficiency or an absence of a coagulation protein. A blood clotting factor is deficient or absent. Bleeding is most often in joints, such as the knee, elbow, or ankle, but bleeding can occur anywhere in the body. People with hemophilia bleed longer, not faster.
He preferred people over objects and was able to focus his eyes on me and study my face as well as with others. He began to show more intense interest in his “These infants were usually happy and cheerful, tented to adjust well to new situations, and followed regular routines for eating, sleeping and toileting,” (Chess & Thomas,1986; Thomas Chess, & Birch, 1968). Referring to Kieran’s report, he readily adapted to the new people and situations in the pediatrician’s office making eye contact, smiling and vocalized to them quite a bit. Based on his behavior raising him through the Virtual Child, it was noted again that he smiles and interacts with nearly everyone and was able to
He describes that his sister, Nicole, helped him during his years at high school. Joey claims that she drove him and even escorted him to his first class. However, Graceffa had his downs of high school. He took note of all the cliques in school, but he felt like he still didn’t fit in. Graceffa constantly got picked on. Sometimes, he was picked on because of his hairstyle, and other times it was because his clothes smelled like smoke. That wasn’t all for Graceffa, though. He got question if he was gay a lot, since he acted rather feminine. At the time, Joey didn’t realize that he was, but his sister saved him from feeling left out. Nicole allowed Joey to sit with her and her friends at lunch, so he felt more comfortable around them. Overall, high school was quite the roller-coaster for
Tsar Nicholas II and his Tsarina, Empress Alexandra, had only one son, Tsarevich Alexei. However, Alexei had inherited from his great-grandmother Queen Victoria the life-threatening genetic disease hemophilia B, a sex-linked genetic disease on the X chromosome that caused a condition of deficiency in blood-clotting and excessive bleeding, symptoms that usually remain hidden unless contracted by a male (Fuhrmann 37; King 28). To Nicholas II, it was imperative that he have a son to succeed him to secure the throne. Alexei was Nicholas’s sole male heir, giving Nicholas the incentive to protect his son at all costs. Without a scientific cure for the genetic disease, Alexandra turned to religion, namely Grigori Rasputin, a poor uneducated Siberian peasant to protect her son.
Being a professional boxer didn’t do much for his mental health because he says he would feel on top of the world and yet so lonely at the same time after a fight. Therefore, he suffered not only the physical demands, but the mental demands in the professional arena of the sport.
After several surgeries and many rounds of chemotherapy, Tommy had lost the will to go on. He stayed at home in bed, he didn't eat, he had lost the "go get' em" attitude he once had. We all tried to give him the love and support he needed, but it didn't look good. The doctor gave him until Christmas time.
Eddie’s Mom: Yes… that’s true but he had passed away at an early age due the disease. I don’t know what I would do if I also lost Eddie!
III. Imagine your best friend has just been diagnosed with leukemia, a disease requiring regular transfusions of platelets.
In the book Bruce Lee: They Died Too Young, writer Jon Lewis tells the story of the greatest martial artist that ever lived. Known as Lee Jun Fan only to his family, Bruce Lee was an enthusiastic boy who took a special interest in the martial arts. Unfortunately, his life was cut short at the age of only thirty-two. Through this short yet unbelievably incredible life, Bruce Lee still proves to be an excellent role model due to his discipline,determination, and self-improvement. One of Bruce Lee’s best characteristics was his discipline.
3. Hematal will need to maintain a certain stocking level for the regular paying customers brought in by their Hemophiliac Society as they may need their supply of Factor-A Concentrate. This fact will mean that Hematal will have to order more than the required number of vials for stocking. If Hematal does not order to keep stocking levels and decides to deplete its stocks for the boy, regular paying customers may create an issue with the Hemophiliac Society and not get their support anymore. Hemophiliac Society may also cause bad publicity to Hematal by voicing out their concerns and protests. Moreover, the Society can influence Gamma into changing its exclusive distributor in the country.
We arrived at the emergency room only to find several people already there. Joey was begging me to do something to stop the pain in his back; we waited and waited and waited. Finally, in total anger and despair I set out to find someone to help. The doctor came over, examined him and asked me several questions; it was slowly becoming apparent to me that this doctor did not have any answers. Meanwhile I was growing more concerned about the unknown; what was wrong with my child? The doctor, obviously puzzled by the situation, decided to run a CBC (complete blood count). This took what felt like an eternity, suddenly the doctor became somewhat evasive, almost secretive. I was exasperated, determined to find out what was wrong with Joey’s lab report. I inched my way over behind the curtain, so I could overhear bits and pieces of the doctor’s conversation. They were discussing things like a low hemoglobin count and a high white blood cell count, then I heard it, the most devastating word I have ever heard a doctor say-Leukemia.