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I started this class off by volunteering at St. James place on the weekends. I had an odd mix of feelings when I was volunteering, it rewarding and discouraging at the same time. It put me face to face with what my future is down the road. But it also showed me what it’s likeContinue reading “English 2001 Wrap Up”

Paragraph 1 answers Questions 1-3.  My most recent source is a CDC report on ALS. It was published on April 5, 2017. There is no known author but it is a reputable source from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. My oldest source is an academic journal titled What causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis writtenContinue reading “ALS causes and how they effect diagnosed patients”

Authors: Masamitsu Okada, Satoshi Yamashita, Hidetsugu Ueyama, Masatoshi Ishizaki, Yasushi Maeda, and Yukio Andob Article title: Long-term effects of edaravone on survival of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Title of scholarly journal and date published: May 17, 2018 The newsmakers are docotors who are writing about the new drug Edaravone, its a free radical scavengerContinue reading “Source Profile for ALS”

According to Wikipedia, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neuron disease is a disease that causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles. ALS is characterized by stiff muscles, muscle twitching, and gradually worsening weakness due to muscles decreasing in size. Most patients with ALS eventually lose the ability to walk, use their hands,Continue reading “Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis”

The Corona virus is obviously affecting me in a negative way. My freshman year at Louisiana State University has been cut short due to the virus. I have to move back to California, where there are 335 confirmed cases as of 3 hours ago. The virus isn’t as bad as mass media portrays it toContinue reading “THE STORY OF THE CORONA VIRUS”

At St. James place there wasn’t much happening, so I had to leave early because there wasn’t much to do after awhile. But while I was there I saw Ms. Dona giving dance lessons to one of the other volunteers. I stopped to speak to her to see if she remembered me and she did!Continue reading “Two Styles of Nursing”

I volunteered at St. James place and I spoke with Ms. Dona Jacobs. We played dominoes with two other volunteers after I had already saw her for an hour earlier that same day. I asked Ms. Dona more questions and I learned more about her. She told me about how she first met her husband,Continue reading “Shy Boys”

I volunteered at St. James Place for two hours and it was so interesting. I spent most of my time playing dominoes with Dona Jacobs, a former ballroom dancer who was married to a veterinarian in the Air Force. After the first hour two other volunteers joined us and it became a whole party. Ms.Continue reading “Ballroom Dancer”

My name is Acacia Skanes and I was born and raised in Southern California. I realized I wanted to be a Labor and Delivery nurse when I was 13 years old. It was June 24, 2013 when my God siblings were born, and I was there to witness their delivery. Back then I thought theContinue reading “HELLO”

In high school I was a cheerleader for four years. For the first three years I endured no injuries but sadly during my senior year I tore ligaments in my left foot. Usually athletes get injured at practice or at a game; however, I am one of those athletes who didn’t get injured at eitherContinue reading “Who Knew the Athletic Trainer Was So Dedicated”