My Final Blog Post

I had a personal connection to a presentation in my eSociety class today. This presentation was about seeing an online therapist. A group member specifically stood out to me when he mentioned that he has a friend who suffers from a rare disease that requires him to travel to Portland at least four times per year. I can feel some of what his friend is going through because I suffer from a pretty rare disease myself. I have type one diabetes. For those that do not know about diabetes, it is a disease that randomly causes the pancreas to stop producing insulin. I have to go to the doctor’s four times per year as well, and diabetes also gives me other problems such as skin issues and risks to have other issues. Diseases really bug me on a personal level and I wish they did not exist. Every time I eat, I am required to take insulin or else I will have annoying symptoms that make me feel uncomfortable. In even worse cases, if my blood sugar is too low, it can result in death or unconscious. At the end of the day, the truth is that this disease sucks, but it is what it is. I will not let a disease affect my goals and passions.

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I feel that I have improved greatly over the course of this semester. I loved the blogging aspect of this course because allows me to interpret some of the creative juices that are constantly flowing through my head. My writing skills as well as critical thinking have also begun to rapidly progress. At least in my case, I found this blogging experience to be an entirely new freedom to explore my depths of creativity. Writing a semester-long blog and responding to some of my classmates has helped me generate an innovative approach on how to communicate with others better. I also enjoy how blogging has opened new doors for me in the sports industry that I could possibly use later on in my career. I feel that my best blog post is the one I wrote about for the decision-making process and how it related to my class. Here is my second best blog post. My two best replies were this one and this one.

Two students that have influenced me in this class are Bria Gottlieb’s blog and Anika Sands’ blog. Both of these girls have very positive and upbeat vibes, which often lightens the mood. They have allowed me to become a better person as a result! Their writing has also inspired me to think more creatively. I would nominate Will Ellis for the best blog this semester. I love the design of his site and I believe his writing skills genuinely illustrate a compelling story.