Personal Narrative Essay: The Epiphany

1240 Words3 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Teacher absenteeism on student performance

The epiphany “Okay, and I’ll just have you stand up to this scale and I’ll take your weight. You weight 142, you are under the weight for your height. Don’t worry, you still have a lot of growing to do. You are only in sixth grade.” The nurse proceeded to show us to our waiting room so the doctor can have a follow up. I wasn’t here for a routine check up, I was here because I was having trouble with my asthma and was going to be testing out a new inhaler. I was out of school for this and the waiting time for a doctor after being administered is a very long. I enjoyed every minute wasted for the more school i missed. The happier I became with this appointment. During the time, I was a sixth grade and a sickly kid as well. I would miss school left and right due …show more content…

You need to hold the the puffs in your lungs longer and inhale deeper. Do it again and I’ll make sure you are doing it right. It shouldn’t be to hard. You know what, If you can’t take these next two puffs correctly. I have a device that will help you hold and inhale the puffs more effectively,” Once again I agreed and took two more deep breathes and asked if the puffs were good enough. “Alright, I’m going to go into the back and grab the device. You’ll love it and you 'll start feeling better in no time.” “one question,” my mom began to ask, “is jarrod able to go back to school?” “Why yes, this inhaler is very strong and he should be feeling better in no time.” “ Okay, good. He has missed too much school already.” Me, trusting the doctor’s every words was not feeling good about this new information. There was only three hour left of school and I was not one to enjoy the middle school atmosphere. Doctor Albec went to the back to grab the device. “Mom, do i have to go back to school? The day is almost up and I’m not feeling well.” I said trying to pull a fast one in missing school. It was a friday, and would have been a longer weekend for

Show More
Related

  • Summary Of Dr. Bevis, University Hospital, Small Steps

    1244 Words  | 3 Pages

    7th grade brought opportunity to discover more about medicine. Mrs. Barrett asked us to research an interesting careers. I picked pediatrics. I chose to tap into a first-hand experience by sitting down with Dr. Wayne. Every patient to him was like solving a Scooby Doo mystery. Sick kids were so young that, they could not always tell what was going on and parents were also at a loss for words. However, often times there were hints as to the illness. Arriving at a

    Read More

  • Unseen Struggles: Abby's Tragic Tale

    513 Words  | 2 Pages

    Her eyes were heavy, her body weak. As she crawled into the bathroom two feet away, Abby felt her body slowly succumbing to the numbness. All of her pain would be gone in less than 10 minutes, so why would she want to turn back? What about the senior trip Abby had planned with her best friend? What about the chair at the dinner table that would now be vacant? A couple of hours later Abby’s family came home from her little sister’s soccer game. Little did they know what they would find as they approached the top of the stairs. Her little sister, Ali, stood still as she looked down at her feet. There on the cold floor lay her big sister, her role model, and her super hero. Ali was crushed when she saw the pill bottle in her hand and the pale color of her skin. Her mom fell to her knees screaming and crying, wondering where she

    Read More

  • Examples Of Clinical Narrative

    384 Words  | 1 Pages

    It was a quiet and pleasant Saturday afternoon when I was doing my rotation at the surgical medical unit at Holy Cross Hospital. It’s time to get blood sugar levels from MM, a COPD patient. His BiPAP was scheduled to be removed before his discharge tomorrow. When I was checking the ID badge and gave brief explanation what I needed to do. The patient was relaxed, oriented and her monitor showed his SPO2 was 91, respiratory rate was 20. His grandchildren knocked the door and came in for a visit. I expected a good family time, however, the patient started constant breath-holding coughing and his SPO2 dropped to 76 quickly. With a pounding chest, the patient lost the consciousness. His grandchildren were scared and screaming,

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative Essay: Bull's Death Of Bull Unpacking

    1021 Words  | 3 Pages

    As Ben proceeded to do his warm-ups, he thought about that basketball game he had with his father back at the old house, and how he tried to cheat after he had beaten him by 1 point. Once Ben finished his warm-ups and layup drills, coach discussed with his team about their first game, and how they were one of the best team in the country. Coach told his team who will be starting for tomorrow’s game, and Bens name was called out. Once basketball practice was over, Ben went back home and told Lillian how he will be starting for tomorrow’s game. Lillian was very happy for Ben and told him that the whole family will be there to support him at tomorrow's game. Mary Anne came home from school and told her mom, “I hate my new school, and no one likes me.” Lillian told Mary Anne how it’s only the second day and how she just needs to give a little time. Ben asked Matt, “You made any new friends recently?” Matt replied, “No, not at the moment.” As Lillian was cooking dinner, Ben kept telling his mom how nervous and anxious he is for tomorrow's game. Lillian told Ben, “Listen Sugah, you are one of the best on your team and there is no need for you to be nervous about that game tomorrow, you are going to kick their butt”. Ben shrugged, finished his dinner and went to

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: I Am a Cancer Survivor

    1106 Words  | 3 Pages

    The doctor's office was crowded as I checked in at the front desk. "Do you have insurance?" the lady at the window asks several times before I realized she was talking to me. "I'm just here to talk to the doctor about my lab results" I squeaked, "Sign here, Please."

    Read More

  • Carrie James Ethical Dilemmas

    1739 Words  | 4 Pages

    The patient was ecstatic about the idea of not taking medicine anymore. Additionally, Dr. James stated that most kids do not have the same sense of mortality as adults do; they feel invincible. The parents, however, were incredibly nervous and given their son’s stability with medicine, they did not think the added benefits outweighed the risks. Because Dr. James’ patient wanted to go through with the surgery, she said that she felt it was her responsibility to convince the parents by informing

    Read More

  • The Use of Force

    1585 Words  | 4 Pages

    The doctor contains his professionalism, but as it goes on, pieces of frustrated irregularities begin to surface. As the doctor learns that the parents say no, that the girl says she doesn’t have a sore throat, he purs...

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: I Give Up In High School

    790 Words  | 2 Pages

    So that idea had totally gone out the window. I was stuck in a hole and nobody could pull me out. Maybe it was a good idea he wasn’t going to let me get switched because my mom didn’t approve neither did my friends. But Tuesday made its way towards me and I got more anxious as the hours increased. I had math in fourth period and it was already the middle of third. I was going to fake sick but I was going to have to make it up anyway, so I chucked it up and decided there was no way I wouldn’t have to take this test. I went into Mr. Anderson’s class got my test and began working. It was just as complex as I thought it would be. It took me the whole class period to complete it. I knew my grade already a big fat F is what was. Wednesday came, and so did fourth period. I knew my grade would drop and I had failed that test. He began passing out the test to review our grades. I got mines last he turned it face down and waited for me to turn it over. I didn’t want to look, so he flipped it over for me. A+, I had an A+ on that test. “Stop worrying so much lil’ girl!” he said. I couldn’t believe it. I did

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: A Career As A Veteran Assistant

    378 Words  | 1 Pages

    Count to ten- one, two, three, four. The cool room smells of chemicals from the sanitation products used on everything. Thirteen people all cooped up with masks, gloves, and scrubs. As they are preparing for their job mine has already been done. I back away and let the surgeon take over as I watch the patient's vital signs like a hawk. For a moment, there is complete silence as everyone prepares to begin the long, grueling surgery. I feel especially tense given I’m just a baby when you compare me to the veteran doctors that surround me. I have studied and worked hard my entire life to be able to do this. Tick.Tock. The hours go by. The tension in the air grows thicker with every passing second, as the surgery becomes more riskier. The career

    Read More

  • Book Summary: The Bad Report Card

    1110 Words  | 3 Pages

    It was a Friday morning when Max's teacher Mrs. Janette told the 6th-grade class that they were getting their report cards sent home at the end of the day. Max already knew that he had bad grades, but his parents didn’t. All Max could think of was his report card and how his parents were going to act when they see his report card. Max kept on getting distracted. His teacher kept on yelling his name and kept on saying,”Max please pay attention.”Max gets off of school at 3:00 and it was 1:30 and Max kept on getting more distracted and more worried.

    Read More

  • Story on Acne

    689 Words  | 2 Pages

    “Sarah McMahon?” A woman opened the office door and called her. Sarah stood up and followed the woman. Sarah’s mom followed right behind her. “We’re just going to take your weight and the usual check ups.” The nurse said as she led them into a small room with a cushioned table with white paper strewn over it. They checked her weight, height, temperature, blood pressure and throat. “Very good.” The nurse said. She put Sarah’s record into a slot on the door. “The doctor will be with you in a minute.” She said as she closed the door.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative: Becoming A Nurse

    807 Words  | 2 Pages

    When it was was time to leave my pre op room, and switch to the operating room, I was calm and relaxed, which was strange. Many would think that any twelve year old child would be nervous for their first surgery, especially brain surgery, but for some reason, during the month that I knew about my surgery, I was not that nervous. As I was walking with my OR nurse and my mom to the operating room, the nurse brightly said, “so Claire, do you still want to be a nurse? Because I could tell, you would make an excellent one!" She stated as we were making our way to the orange line that would separate myself and my parents. I laughed as I responded, “yea I still do, I can't imagine being anything else, and i'm already one step ahead, I'm already familiar with the hospital!" I jokingly added as we reached the orange line. “Alright, this is where we have to part, but we promise we will take care of Claire,” my nurse assured as she opened the big brown doors. After my mom wished me luck, she made her way to the waiting room, while I began to make to make my way into the surgical wing, which was a bit more overwhelming then expected.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative-It's Time To Get My Checkup

    553 Words  | 2 Pages

    Nervously, I walked into the hospital like I do every year to get my yearly checkup. I was so afraid of what they were going to tell me because every time for the past five years that I have gone I have gained ten pounds each checkup and it feels as if for every every pound I gain there’s another health problem that comes with it. After waiting fifteen minutes in the waiting room it was finally my turn to get my checkup. My doctor, Dr.Miami told me to step on the scale before anything else to see how much weight I gained since my last checkup. I stepped on the scale and to my surprise I went from weighing two hundred and fifty pounds to two hundred and seventy pounds! “Wow” he said, “ I can already tell you that this checkup won’t turn out well.” Feeling both insulted and embarrassed we

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative Essay

    2321 Words  | 5 Pages

    Everything for a year had been leading up to this point and here I was in the middle of the happiest place on earth in tears because my friends had abandoned me in the middle of Disney on the senior trip.

    Read More

  • Personal Narrative Essay: My First Day In High School

    1165 Words  | 3 Pages

    Everytime I tried to take a bite of my food Tamar, would have me dying of laughter with all of her jokes. After about twenty minutes of going on and on about our summer vacations and what not, I was able to finally take a bite of my foot. Surprisingly, the food made me sick on the stomach instantly. I began throwing up out of nowhere. The school nurse rushed in to assist the situation. Around me I saw a bunch of sick looking faces. It seemed like my sickness traveled through the cafeteria like a plague. Ten minutes passed and I finally stopped throwing up. My last first day of school was cut short all because I got sick. The nurse made me call my mother so that I could go home.

    Read More

More about Personal Narrative Essay: The Epiphany

Open Document