Thursday, May 12, 2011

Journal six

Both the stories were very amazing. They are basically the same story of struggle from different view points. DJ Gregory was a 30 year old man that overcame his disabilities and set a goal that see completely impossible for him, but he accomplished it in November of 2008. He walked every hole of the 2008 gold tour, an amazing 900 miles in only 45 weeks. Pat Furlong was also an inspiration because she stuck to her goal of finding a cure for Duchenne's disease even after her two passed away from it. I could very slightly connect my life to Pat Furlong's. My bother was born deaf and the doctors had no idea why, the labor was very bad and he almost died but they thought he would have been a normal healthy boy. My parents for years took him to different doctors to try to save his hearing or figure out what was wrong.
My brother had two operations and can hear today, he speaks with a little delay, but its otherwise normal and healthy. But I could just imagine how my mother and how Pat Furlong felt when she found out something was wrong with her boys. And that they were going to doe.
In the video Walk On DJ said that the day he would accomplish his goal would be a hard day, but a great one. That made me think of Mrs. Furlong when she continued to pester doctors and they finally sent her to the director of agency, who said "we have heard about you Mrs. Furlong". That had to be a great moment for her. When she realized she pestered them so much that they knew her, and knew she wasn't going anywhere!
These were very inspiring readings.

9 comments:

  1. as a parent myself, we always hope and pray that nothing of this calibur happens to our children. however, if something does happen, it is our job to role with the blows and take the next step forward in order to help our children and do what is best for them.

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  2. The story about your brother is really awesome! It is cool to see how it can relate to these other two stories.

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  3. I agree, I think everyone always hopes the best for our children, but many times we cannot prevent everything bad that happens. It's great to read about your brother and see how you can relate.

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  4. The quote you pointed out would be powerful for her to hear. I think it would be very motivating to know that what you're doing is finally reaching people that hopefully have the resources to make a difference.

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  5. You're right that we should never undermine our potencial. Even the people with the most against them can accomplish more than we think for ourselves sometimes.

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  6. Absolutely, the sky is the limit. Seeing the impact these people had on others was great. The fact that you helped kids with disabilities in school is great too. Most people act like disabled people are not human or something and even try to avoid them. Its great to see unselfish people just like the PGA announcers and players they take a minute out of their lives to enhance the lives of others even though they don't have to.

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  7. I agree, people should never limit themselves. Both of these stories showed that any person can do anything as long as they set their mind to it!

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  8. I agree thats great that she changed their perspective of parents. It talked about how doctors never wanted to meet with parents because they were very emotional and looking for a promise that their child would make it when that may not have been the case. She became known as an advocate and not just another grieving mother.

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  9. I agree both individuals were determined in their mission. I am happy that your brother is doing well and just like in DJ and Pat's story your parents never gave up hope.

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