Thursday, May 12, 2011

Journal Six: Disabilities

"Her motivation in starting the parent group was not sadness but anger, she told me: "at God, at the world, at being in Middletown, Ohio, not having the academic resources at my fingertips, having doctors who say I'm crazy, angry at a husband who doesn't seem to be in synch with me, angry at myself for a genetic disease." -Mother Courage
I think a big lesson to be learned from both Mother Courage and DJ Gregory is to never give up a fight for your life or the life of someone important to you. I also think a big lesson is to not blame yourself or other's in situations like this. The most important thing about both of their stories is that they devoted their lives to fighting through a challenge or fighting for a cause and cure. I can relate to this personally. One of my friends has two little kids that were both born with Cystic Fibrosis. This is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of new borns. Children with this disease typically don't live past their mid-thirties. Currently, researchers with the support of family, friends, patients, and volunteers are working on a cure for this disease and it's been an ongoing fight since 1955.
As DJ Gregory stated, "I'm going to fall, it's going to happen. I just have to get back up, and keep on going." This goes for all people around the world that are fighting for their lives everyday, and it goes for their families and friends fighting for them, scientists and researchers trying to cure these diseases, and anyone out there that has faith.

7 comments:

  1. I liked the quote from Mother courage a lot as well. She obviously was sad because her children died but her anger pushed her to be persistent and fight for what you believe in.

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  2. i also really liked that quote. It shows that she didnt let her angry get the worst of her but instead turned it into trying to find a cure.

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  3. The quote you opened with was one of my favorite ones. I think there are very few things that should be motivated out of anger, but we've all been there. This is one of those situations where anger is the perfect fuel to not give up, search for a solution, and cope with a difficult circumstance.

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  4. I think that DJ Gregory's statment really summed it up for everything. No matter what you do in life, you're going to have "bumps" in the road and although some are larger than others, you must "get back up" and continue on. Two great and inspirational stories!

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  5. i really like the quote you picked from mother courage. she was so mad but used that for good and it shows how much passion she had.

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  6. Not only for life or someone who is important to you but for others and to help people who will go through the same thing as you. With hope, Mother courage and DJ show people that face these issues in the future that there is still something they can do and purpose for life.

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  7. i like the quotes that you got from the movie and the paper. those quotes were touching. those two people were insperal peroons.

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