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On May 3, 2004 its been two months since Cec died. Beaver is still trying to get used to the fact that his wife is gone , and can no longer exists. He writes about her in every journal entry saying how he wishes that she were here to see her progress. Maddie has autism so she has to go to therapy every week to check on her progress. As the Doctors concuded she is getting better and better at her speech although she is having trouble seeing eye to eye. Maddie may be having trouble with autism, but the doctors predic that sooner or later she will out grow it, due to her tremendously good progress. After a tremendous out fall with his wife, he recently finds out his father died, two months after Cec died, then his Grandmother died later on in the week. This was very sad as he lost not only one person that he loved but two other people that were a part of his life since he was an infant. Other then that there is nothig much to right since all that he rights is baout he is struggling with his fight as a single father. He still talks to Cec in public outloud having effective conversations, about Maddie's progress in speech and her actions. She gets cutier and cutier every night, saying things like "Daddy sad, i make boobo go away." theswe things just make his day. But nothing really happened this section of the book.
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"Hold tight to those you love.Hold tight." ( Beaver 202).
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This quote really makes the reader feel pity for the narrator. It actually makes us the readers feel guilty that we may have not exactly spent quality time with the people we love.It makes us feel like we haven't done anything to close the gaps in out hearts. Beaver gives alot of advise, saying that we should keep close to the people that we love and it at least made me wonder what I should do to fufil his advise.
Showing posts with label life's that way. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life's that way. Show all posts
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Life's that way by Jim Beaver page 135-184
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As Cecily gets worse over the days, she is no longer able to breath without a ventalizor, which helps her breath oxygen equally. During those days they took an x-ray of her lungs, finding out that the cancer has not only spread through the lungs but then the cancer cells also got into her blood stream which will take over her whole body. The doctors estimated that she wouldnt live longer than two weeks, maybe even a couple of days. It all depended on how fast the cells grow. Mark couldn believe this, he wanted to so badly save her life that he ilegally made some tea that would help boost her immune system into her tube. But that didn't help, as the most tragic thing happened all through Jim Beaver's life. Cecily died on March 3 at 8:o5 a.m. Her husband was right there by her side seeing her died was the worse thing that every happened, saying that she peacefully died. A month goes on and Jim is still mourning over his wife, but begins to get rid of her things one thing at a time. After all that was done he wants to get a permit to throw Cecily's ashes in The "Red wood national forest".
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"It was only with the darkening that I could see how much light had once been there." (Beaver 148)
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I think this quote is trying to tell us the readers, that when there is something that is bad happening to one of us or our family memebers, we don't see the light in anything but we see only the bad. The same with Beaver, and his wife. During the time he actually saw her die she looked like there was no light in her eyes, but when he reflected on it during the day , he actually realized that her eyes actually had light to them till they died. Also during her days of dieing he still described cancer as an elephant.
As Cecily gets worse over the days, she is no longer able to breath without a ventalizor, which helps her breath oxygen equally. During those days they took an x-ray of her lungs, finding out that the cancer has not only spread through the lungs but then the cancer cells also got into her blood stream which will take over her whole body. The doctors estimated that she wouldnt live longer than two weeks, maybe even a couple of days. It all depended on how fast the cells grow. Mark couldn believe this, he wanted to so badly save her life that he ilegally made some tea that would help boost her immune system into her tube. But that didn't help, as the most tragic thing happened all through Jim Beaver's life. Cecily died on March 3 at 8:o5 a.m. Her husband was right there by her side seeing her died was the worse thing that every happened, saying that she peacefully died. A month goes on and Jim is still mourning over his wife, but begins to get rid of her things one thing at a time. After all that was done he wants to get a permit to throw Cecily's ashes in The "Red wood national forest".
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"It was only with the darkening that I could see how much light had once been there." (Beaver 148)
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I think this quote is trying to tell us the readers, that when there is something that is bad happening to one of us or our family memebers, we don't see the light in anything but we see only the bad. The same with Beaver, and his wife. During the time he actually saw her die she looked like there was no light in her eyes, but when he reflected on it during the day , he actually realized that her eyes actually had light to them till they died. Also during her days of dieing he still described cancer as an elephant.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Life's that Way pg 47-133
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As the days go by and Cecliy is in the hospital, Maddie begins to have tantrums. She would jump up and down, for hours crying until she got her way. As Maddie gets worse, Beaver wants to take her to the hopital. A couple days later she was diagnosed with autism. As a result Maddie has to go to a therapist, every week. Trying to juggle both his wife and his daughter was begging to be very hard. So he began to take all the offers he gets from all his friends and family. So many people have offered to help that Beaver has a whole list of when one person will babysitt and when one will go to the hospital to see Cecily. News on Cecily has really been shocking in these past chapters. She has gone through a couple chemo therapy and some radiations. She was begging to get really tired sleeping most of the day, and she stopped radiation and chemo for a while, but the doctor gave her morphine which helped reduce the pain, it was said that it would also kill the cancer cells. So as a result of the morphine, Cecily begins to loose her memory.So after a couple of days with morphine they go back to her regular chemo and radiation. But after a couple weeks back on her chemo, they tested to see if the cancer cells have somewhat declined, but they Doctor reports that they were slightely up but not too much so he was actually encouraged that they were not drastically changing in a bad way. But soon after the examination Cecily begins to have severe stomach and back pain. So Beaver took her to the hospital and soon after they find out that she has severe gastric. Which is totally worse then what was expected. So then a day later they also found out that she had pnemonia. Still in pain Cecily is still hospitilized.
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"They day after, we fight. And if this disease plans on whipping us, it better bring a launch,'cause it's going to have a long day doing it." ( Beaver 55).
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This quote, tremendously shows how strong that this family will be. It shows that they are willing to fight and do whatever it takes to oversome this disease. It also shows how supportive Beaver is and how he wants his wife to really heal soon. In the novel it also describes cancer as being several types of animals like an animal, For example one that I found was interesting would be when they describes cancer as an elephant. I think it is really ironic because an elephant is known as an animal that would disrupt anything in its way, and that is exaclty what the cancer cells are doing to Cecily's body, distrupting everything in its way.
As the days go by and Cecliy is in the hospital, Maddie begins to have tantrums. She would jump up and down, for hours crying until she got her way. As Maddie gets worse, Beaver wants to take her to the hopital. A couple days later she was diagnosed with autism. As a result Maddie has to go to a therapist, every week. Trying to juggle both his wife and his daughter was begging to be very hard. So he began to take all the offers he gets from all his friends and family. So many people have offered to help that Beaver has a whole list of when one person will babysitt and when one will go to the hospital to see Cecily. News on Cecily has really been shocking in these past chapters. She has gone through a couple chemo therapy and some radiations. She was begging to get really tired sleeping most of the day, and she stopped radiation and chemo for a while, but the doctor gave her morphine which helped reduce the pain, it was said that it would also kill the cancer cells. So as a result of the morphine, Cecily begins to loose her memory.So after a couple of days with morphine they go back to her regular chemo and radiation. But after a couple weeks back on her chemo, they tested to see if the cancer cells have somewhat declined, but they Doctor reports that they were slightely up but not too much so he was actually encouraged that they were not drastically changing in a bad way. But soon after the examination Cecily begins to have severe stomach and back pain. So Beaver took her to the hospital and soon after they find out that she has severe gastric. Which is totally worse then what was expected. So then a day later they also found out that she had pnemonia. Still in pain Cecily is still hospitilized.
Quote-
"They day after, we fight. And if this disease plans on whipping us, it better bring a launch,'cause it's going to have a long day doing it." ( Beaver 55).
Reaction-
This quote, tremendously shows how strong that this family will be. It shows that they are willing to fight and do whatever it takes to oversome this disease. It also shows how supportive Beaver is and how he wants his wife to really heal soon. In the novel it also describes cancer as being several types of animals like an animal, For example one that I found was interesting would be when they describes cancer as an elephant. I think it is really ironic because an elephant is known as an animal that would disrupt anything in its way, and that is exaclty what the cancer cells are doing to Cecily's body, distrupting everything in its way.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Life's that way by Jim Beaver page 3-46
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In the autobioagraphy "Life's That Way." the narrator talks about a period of his time that really showed him what the meaning of what like was. Jim Beaver, an actor and his stunning wife, Cecily Adams, an actress have lived a happy life, untill everything went down the drain. This perfect couple begins to discovers many shocking news. During the month of October Jim hears frightening news that no one would every want to hear. Cecily has had severe back pain for a couple months but this months she had to be carried to hospital, so the doctors quickly took her to the emergency room and began to test her, taking her blood doing MRI's, CAT scans, X-rays anything possible untill they would find what is triggering her pain. Result are back, bracing themselves for the possible outcome, the doctors explains to Cecily that she has an advanced case of lung cancer, this cancer spread through the pelvis, lower spine and her sternum. Finding this out Cecily has to stay hopsitlized till further testing. After a month in the hospital, it was time for the her first treatment of radiation and kemo therapy, the first reaction wasn't very good so she wasn't able to go, untill her second radiation appointment was, staying hopsitalized in the hospital for another months she goes home happy. Cecily begins to feel her body fighting the cancer, she believes that she can overcome anything, she believes that she can do it for her daughter. Cecily feels better, but doesn't have the complete energy it takes to walk a mile. She begins her radiation, and it seems that her health is improving. As the days go by, the narrator writes to his friends and family about his wife, everyone begins to offer their time for the sake of his wife sending hoe cooked meals, baby sitting Maddie and taking Cecily to her therapy.
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" There's a peculiar thing that happens to a man's pride when he realizes he can't do anything, and that realization usually comes just at the moment when he feels he ought to do everything"(Beaver24).
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As the narrator says this quote I realize that it is powerfully stating a sterotype, that people have for man. In the worold it is said that man are the providers , man are the strong ones. In this situation the narratpr feels that he is helpless, that he can't help his wife, and that just brings him to shame. Even though he is the man he shouldn't have to do anything, just being there with his wife can mean the world for her. Another connection I had to this quote, is the fact that this shows a surface look of how the patient feels about its own situation. They might want to have held there son when he was coughing at night or there daughter when she did her science projects on mold. Many feel that they are hopless that they have failed as parents and it shows the hardships of cancer.
In the autobioagraphy "Life's That Way." the narrator talks about a period of his time that really showed him what the meaning of what like was. Jim Beaver, an actor and his stunning wife, Cecily Adams, an actress have lived a happy life, untill everything went down the drain. This perfect couple begins to discovers many shocking news. During the month of October Jim hears frightening news that no one would every want to hear. Cecily has had severe back pain for a couple months but this months she had to be carried to hospital, so the doctors quickly took her to the emergency room and began to test her, taking her blood doing MRI's, CAT scans, X-rays anything possible untill they would find what is triggering her pain. Result are back, bracing themselves for the possible outcome, the doctors explains to Cecily that she has an advanced case of lung cancer, this cancer spread through the pelvis, lower spine and her sternum. Finding this out Cecily has to stay hopsitlized till further testing. After a month in the hospital, it was time for the her first treatment of radiation and kemo therapy, the first reaction wasn't very good so she wasn't able to go, untill her second radiation appointment was, staying hopsitalized in the hospital for another months she goes home happy. Cecily begins to feel her body fighting the cancer, she believes that she can overcome anything, she believes that she can do it for her daughter. Cecily feels better, but doesn't have the complete energy it takes to walk a mile. She begins her radiation, and it seems that her health is improving. As the days go by, the narrator writes to his friends and family about his wife, everyone begins to offer their time for the sake of his wife sending hoe cooked meals, baby sitting Maddie and taking Cecily to her therapy.
Quote-
" There's a peculiar thing that happens to a man's pride when he realizes he can't do anything, and that realization usually comes just at the moment when he feels he ought to do everything"(Beaver24).
Reaction-
As the narrator says this quote I realize that it is powerfully stating a sterotype, that people have for man. In the worold it is said that man are the providers , man are the strong ones. In this situation the narratpr feels that he is helpless, that he can't help his wife, and that just brings him to shame. Even though he is the man he shouldn't have to do anything, just being there with his wife can mean the world for her. Another connection I had to this quote, is the fact that this shows a surface look of how the patient feels about its own situation. They might want to have held there son when he was coughing at night or there daughter when she did her science projects on mold. Many feel that they are hopless that they have failed as parents and it shows the hardships of cancer.
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