How My Uncle Has Impacted My Life

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When I was six years old, I spent a month with my father at the University of Pikeville medical school. While I was attending class with my father, I developed an interest in science and how the body works. These classes taught me how to appreciate the human body, and science. Many years later, I came to understand the impact that a physician could have on the lives of a family. My uncle was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. As far back as I can remember he has had to take insulin injections. This has always left an impression on me, because his quality of life has always been dependent upon constant injections to keep him alive; however, despite impacting his quality of life, the many painful injections he has to endure every day allow him to live normal life, without them I would not have him in my life. It is because of the advancements in medical technology …show more content…

My grandmother is a charge nurse at Physicians Regional Medical Center and has been working for over forty years in the labor and delivery unit of the Women's Pavilion. My uncle is an obstetrician and gynecologist in Johnson City, TN. Medicine impacted their lives to enable them to give back to others the very care that made a difference in their own lives. Many of my family members require assistance from medicine to be able to carry out their daily lives. My grandfather has been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. I have two cousins who were diagnosed with Type I diabetes before they were seven years old. My wife needed a physician when she gave birth to my daughter in January of 2015. She is currently pregnant with my son, due March of 2016; therefore, she is under the care of a trusted physician again. Physicians have impacted my family in many ways, enabling them to carry on their daily lives. I have always wanted to become a physician to be able to give other families the same chance that mine has been

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