The plot of the movie My Sister’s Keeper initially focuses on a man and woman, Brian and Sara Fitzgerald and their young daughter Kate and their older son, Jesse. Kate, at the very young age of 2 is diagnosed with a very aggressive form of leukemia and this is when the family’s world gets flipped upside down. The news was complete and udder shock to the parents and while Brian is still reeling from the new information, Sara immediately resolves to starting Kate on treatment. Dr. Chance, Kate’s new oncologist begins here on chemotherapy as soon as possible but soon begins to suggest that Kate might need more than just chemo to help her body heal, Things like bone marrow transplants and infusions. Unfortunately, their older son is not a donor match to help his sister and that is when Dr. Chance begins to hint at other …show more content…
It seems as if it is a constant never ending cycle of treatments and procedures and no matter the treatments and procedures Kate just continues to get worse. Kate is now at a point where she is in need of a kidney because her kidneys have completely stopped functioning. Fast forward to Anna at age 11 and she knows that she will be forced by her parents to donate one of her kidneys, after all this is what she was conceived for. She also realizes that she may not be able to live the life she will want to lead. From the age of infancy all the way to present time in the story Anna has been subject to bone marrow aspirations, frequent blood withdrawals and other grueling procedures in order to help save her sisters life. Kate too knows she doesn’t have much time, she is very well aware of it as are the doctors and the surrounding people in her life. This is when Sara has completely become very single-minded focused on Kate and her situations. So focused she fails to see the problems with her other children and her
It was Dr. Quill’s observation that “she was an incredibly clear, at times brutally honest, thinker and communicator.” This observation became especially cogent after Diane heard of her diagnosis. Dr. Quill informed her of the diagnosis, and of the possible treatments. This series of treatments entailed multiple chemotherapy sessions, followed by a bone marrow transplant, accompanied by an array of ancillary treatments. At the end of this series of treatments, the survival rate was 25%, and it was further complicated in Diane’s case by the absence of a closely matched bone-marrow donor.
Sara feels horrible that she didn’t come to see her mother and spend more time with her. She knows that she should’ve come to see her mother instead of investing so much time in school. Then, her mother died a couple of days later. She decides to stay and visit her father, Reb Smolinsky, often but doesn’t visit him after he gets married again only thirty days after her mother died. A couple months later, she sees Reb again, but he’s working.
... while she still has time (257). She fails at first, thinking her father is “bereft of his senses” in his second marriage (258). She believes this despite the Torah saying, “a man must have a wife to keep him pure, otherwise his eyes are tempted by evil” (259). Gradually, Sara begins to understand her father: the only thing he has in life is his fanatical adherence to traditions; “In a world where all is changed, he alone remained unchanged” (296). Reb has a deep and true fear of God, to expect him to change beliefs that he believes have been handed down by God, beliefs that have persisted for thousands of years, is illogical. It is impossible to reconcile fully the New World with the Old, and it is the responsibility of the New to be the more flexible, unfair as it may be.
in, she tells her of the twins she is to conceive and that she could
The denial of child care for her two children’s has added fear, helplessness, hopelessness, loss, of control and guilt which impacts Katy health and contributed to worsening of her health. Katy was experiencing a situational crisis because of her medical condition and her concern to provide for her children. It occurs when an individual produces an overwhelming response as they confronted with a stressful event. Factors that contribute to Katy crisis are high demand to provide for her children, denial of child care services, medical condition, and a single parent. These factors play a critical role in her health outcome and progression of her disease and psychological state.
This novel, My Sister’s Keeper, is the telling story of a preteen girl Anna caught in-between a big family issue, her sister’s life. Anna Fitzgerald is the genetically designed daughter of Sara and Brain, designed to save her sister Kate’s life, who is suffering from leukemia. The decision Anna makes to stop being Kate’s donor tears the Fitzgerald family apart. With such a divisive topic to have the novel based...
Despite the toll the job takes on her, Sara always sees the good things in life. This is due to two very loving parents, Sara claims. Sara refers to both of her parents as her main support system. They are also the people who have made the greatest influence on her life. “They have helped me through all of the hard times,” She told me proudly, “but they have shown me how to be a
Cancer. The word by itself can conjure images of severely ill and frail people attached to IV medications and chemotherapy drugs as they cling to life in a hospital bed. Other illustrations and pictures depict unrecognizable, misshaped organs affected by abnormal cells that grow out of control, spread, and invade other parts of the body. Cancer studies show that close to one-half of all men and one-third of all women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer during their lives. Today, millions of people are living with cancer or have had cancer. As patients are newly diagnosed with their specific type of cancer, whether it be breast, lung, prostate, skin, or blood cancer, etc., each patient has to consider what will happen with their future health care plan and who will be involved in their long journey from treatment to recovery. Once diagnosed, cancer patients become the focal point and the center of all activity in terms of care but cancer not only physically invades the patient’s body and well-being, it goes beyond the patient and significantly affects the emotional stability and support from from their loved ones and caregivers. Based on the insidious nature of cancer and typically late detection of malignant diseases, family members (either spouses, children, parents, other relatives, and friends) often become the patient's main caregiver. These caregivers, also known as informal caregivers, provide the cancer patient with the majority of the support outside of the medical facility or hospital environment and become the primary person to provide various types of assistance. They provide the physical support with bathing and assisting in activities of daily living, they become emotional ...
My initial interest in nursing arose from a book, in early high school. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult is about a teenage girl, Kate, suffering a life-long battle of leukemia...
In the ending (spoiler alert ) the twins are forced into being separated because Grace is too sick and eventually it will kill the both of them. So basically the chances of them both living are low, but so are the chances of both of them dying, it’s kind of like picking a name out of a hat, the chances are all random.
child who was not expected to live, take her first steps after weeks of therapy. The journey to reach my
The doctors removed it, but it was too late. The tumor had already spread throughout her body. Instead of having a lump on her back, she had a long stitched up incision. She couldn’t move around; Nancy’s parents had to help her go to the bathroom and do all the simple things that she used to do all by herself. Nancy would ask her grandmother to get up to take her younger sister, Linh, and herself outside so they could play.
The Other Sister is about a family with a sibling that has a developmental disability also known as mildly mentally retardation (MMR), mild developmental disability, or mild intellectual disorder (MID). Carla Tate is our main character that has MMR as a disability. She is a young women, twenty-four years old, with a slender but beautiful appearance. Carla has just graduated from a special education boarding school and is returning home to her family. Carla’s mother (Elizabeth Tate) is overbearingly protective, does not appreciate all of the abilities that Carla has acquired. Her father (Bradley Tate) is a recovering alcoholic who is sympathetic and supportive of Carla, who at the same time has to deal with his domineering wife. Carla has two sisters Heather (who happens to be a lesbian) and Caroline (who is planning a wedding). Carla’s sister quickly bond again upon Carla’s return. They are supportive of Carla and her abilities.
...to make Kate as happy as she could. Anna made the right decision by listening to her sister. Kate was clearly very ill and exhausted of continuously going into surgery. I would grant Kate’s wishes, just as Anna did for Kate. Family is very important, listening and acting on what your family wants and needs is very essential.
Type 1 diabetes took over her body for years. She was almost blinded, her kidneys were destroyed, and it was the catalyst of many life-threatening medical events. Her health rapidly diminished to where her doctors prepared for dialysis and placed her on the kidney and pancreas list for a transplant. 25 years after the transplant she is still seeing how organ transplant changed her life in many great ways. Her kidney and pancreas were provided by a man, who was registered as an organ donor, passed away. The double transplant she received caused her health, and her life, to immediately be taken back over by her. She never ended up needing dialysis or any insulin injections since her transplant. Years after her transplant, she learned that her donor was a man named Doug Shriver. He died in a tragic car accident. Faith Carlin stated, “Doug’s selfishness and generosity gave me a new life because he made the decision to become an organ donor.” She thanks Doug and his family every single day for making it possible for her to gain her life back. She met most of Doug’s family, which she calls a blessing. “My transplant provided me with great hope and excitement for the future” said Faith. Doug changed Faith’s life forever, to where she could finally live her life outside of the hospital and doctor appointments. (25 years