I didn't know how to feel after my father's left leg was amputated. It sent chills down my spine seeing his stub for the first time after surgery. I wondered how he felt to not be able to feel and wiggle his toes. I watched my father struggle to overcome this new lifestyle change. things he once did before with ease now caused him immense pain. simple task such as getting a glass of water, cleaning up and just moving in general were now much harder for him but he overcame these struggles by never giving up. he taught me that strength can only be achieve if you have the perseverance and drive to overcome the obstacles in your way.
He was always a strong man but i never realized just how strong he was. my father served in the army so i knew he was tough, but the level of strength he had to have to have dealt with what he did has been phenomenal. I never understood what my father was going through as he left early every morning. I also never understood why he was so tired and wiped out in the afternoons; however that’s most likely because i was still far to young to understand his struggles and the immense amount of hardships he was faced with on a regular bases.
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it had been previously broken while serving in the Army. he ended up having metal rods, metal plates, and metal screws placed in his leg to stabilize and possibly save it. One of the metal plates and metal screws fractured after doctors had him walk on his leg too soon. They left the front half of the metal screw lodged in his tibia bone. the broken screw caused a major infection and after 2 months he was told that he would have to have his leg amputated to save his
Father, computer server engineer, alcoholic, and felon. My dad, Jason Wayne DeHate, has influenced my life, not only genetically, but he has also improved my character and creativity throughout the years. Beginning at age two, I was cultured with profanity spit from rappers such as Eminem. While my mother was at work we had multiple videotaped “jam sessions” and coloring time that allowed for the foundation of friendship we have today. The jam sessions consisting of me mumbling and stumbling in front of the television, as he was “raising the roof” from his lazyboy. Since then, he has taught me how to rollerblade, change wiper blades, and play my favorite sport, tennis. Along with influencing my leisure activities and the music I enjoy, his prominent personality allows me to grow as a person. Being the only male figure in my immediate family, I
One of the biggest examples my dad has had on me is being in the Army and Navy. He showed me that you always have to hold your head high even through the tough times. With him being deployed a lot it was hard, but the whole family got through
But, with the help of people that they can look to, their friends, makes it a lot easier and have more determination. Frank Kemmerich’s leg has been amputated and is now barely living
...rrifying when I found out that he had MD. He was unable to walk properly and his muscles deteriorated to a large extent. His whole life was changed and I remember me and him crying for long periods.
Allow people with great attitude into your life. Aimee Mullins was born with a disease that caused her two front legs amputated at the age of one. Aimee was strong during her growth, she developed a strong
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My oldest son was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) in 2008. Due to his sensory issues at the time, he was really struggling just to get through the day. All I could think of back then was what my son's future was going to look like. Well, here we are 8 years later and he has surpassed every single hope and dream I ever had for him.
As a child I never thought I would have to mother my own mother nor did I think my mother would never forget I was her daughter. When I was eight years-old my mother had a severe stroke that took away her ability to walk and talk. As the news spread most people pitied my family for my mother’s the unfortunate situation. When my mother’s health wasn’t constant, everyone around me made sure the phrase “I’m sorry” was. My ability to cope with a difficult circumstances as a young child, continue to perform well in school, and live a semi-normal life, while my mother was ill, shaped who I am today, and ultimately introduced me to what I now believe is my calling to be a physical therapist.
The last argument that I was involved in was with my father regarding work. My father has run a successful carpet cleaning business for the past 30 years and I am lucky enough to have him work with me when it comes to work and school, he provides me with a very flexible schedule.
He started speaking and it was hard for him, his eyes teared up. Jerald always looked up to his father, he served his country and taught my father how to be a responsible man and to be accountable for his actions, why wouldn’t he be his hero? My father met a lot of new people and he liked that they had the same motivation to serve their community as him. My father learned that he is capable of more than he thinks, “If you commit, you will achieve more than what you thought you could” Jerald said. My father will always regret not getting a college degree before becoming a police officer and that’s the one thing in his whole life that he would go back and re-do.
Yet, something my mom and team of nurses tried to remind me during this time was that, "It's only temporary." As I sat there crying my mom said, "Everything you're feeling right now is only temporary." And for some reason, that really stuck with me and I've used it as daily motivation
One person that I care for very deeply is my dad. He is The reasons he means so much to me is because he helps me whenever I need help, plays sports with me, and he is just like one of my friends.
My dad’s parents would always take me and my brother places, one of the best things was going to the Oceanside pier and looking at what fishermen caught in their buckets. I seem to spend a lot more time with my dad’s side of the family because for one they live next to me unlike my mom’s side of the family. Every year we have a Knott’s Berry Farm get away for the weekend with all the family and during summer we all go camping together for a week. Even when I was little we had family vacations and we would all go down to Mexico and camp on the beach. I was looking at old pictures and I found a picture of me and this little girl it turns out she was just a little girl who lived in Mexico that I would play with. The interesting thing about this
My mother married my stepfather Sgt. Brian Rand when I was young. We had grown very close to each other and I would do anything to protect him and as he would for me. I, of course, could not protect him when he went to overseas for tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Korea. Luckily, he came back safe from each one. My parents’ relationship began to fall apart. They constantly fought and eventually their marriage ended in divorce. My mother, sister, and I moved back to New York, and Brian at some point found a new wife, whom eventually became pregnant. My father would still call and check up on us. I had high hopes that they would get back together, but it was too late. My stepfather took his own life. My mother did not really explain much to
My father had broken his pelvis in 4 places. He looked helpless and miserable, something I had never seen until that day. Over time, he learned how to use his lower body again. With the help of my family and the support of his friends, my dad started to get better. The doctors said he would never be able to walk again, but within three months of living in his parents’ house in a hospital bed, being taken care of like a child, he gained back his strength and is better than before. Besides the emotional trauma this incident left on my family, it’s physically like the accident never even happened.