As I mentioned in my previous blog, my book is about a boy who develops a brain tumor. My mom was recently in the hospital because she had a numbness in her arm and her face was drooping. As I was reading about Johnny Gunther's symptoms they sounded similar to those that my mom had when she went to the hospital. This made me remember how afraid I was that my mom had a tumor in her brain, when later the doctors concluded it was MS. This helped me connect to the book because I knew how the family felt when Johnny was having all of these symptoms before he went to the hospital.
In the book Johnny is interested to know more about the tumor in his brain, and so is his family. This is exactly how my family is right now. My mom, my dad and I just recently went to a presentation and dinner at Montgomery Inn about a medication my mom could possibly take. My mom has been to 4 events like this and we believe that it is a helpful way to learn what we need to. From this I have a basic understanding of what to expect from my mom, how she will act, and things like that.
This book is great because I can really relate to the feelings of the author. I can relate to the uncertainty, confusion, and the feeling of being afraid of what will happen next. As I keep reading I'm interested to see how the family handles all of the information, whether they will look on the bright side, or not. I think that as the book goes on I will keep finding more and more connections. Here are links to MS symptoms and brain tumor symptoms for you to compare.
Brain tumor: http://www.abta.org/brain-tumor-information/symptoms/
MS Symptoms
I liked how you linked the book to your life. I hope your mom gets better.
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