Annie Inez Sinclair's Medical Problems

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Annie Inez Sinclair has always had medical problems. However she never lets that stop her from doing what she wants to do. She was a singer, actor, author and most importantly my grandmother. Ever since I can remember I was always taking care of her even when she didn't really need my help. Because my mom was working so frequently I would have to stay home with my grandma majority the time helping her through some of her health issues. One of the medical issues she has is diabetes. When her blood sugar was low I would bring her sweets to raise it. As a result of her diabetes, she would tend to have severe cramps. When these cramps would occur I would always be there to help her. Some of the things I would do were filling up plastic bags of ice and placing then on the areas where the cramps ached her the most. …show more content…

When the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” was asked of me my answer was always nurse. I wanted to be a nurse because that way I can help people like my grandma. I was so sure that I wanted to be a nurse so much that whenever I would go to the hospital I was inquiring on what the nurses were doing. At the age of 12, I thought a nurse would be the perfect job for me nevertheless I contradicted myself because I didn't like needles and blood (some the main things nurses deal with). By cause of an unfortunate event I figured out what career I want to purse. Last June my grandmother had a stroke leaving her unable to move her left hand and left leg. She was sent to Burke Health & Rehabilitation Center to recover. At Burke I had my first encounter with physical therapist. The physical therapist at Burke were not only hard working but inspirational. They inspire their patients to push themselves in order to