My Proposal

In order for the families of cancer patients to not have a great deal of financial problems, the government should give out grants. If the government gives grants to patients and their families than they would get a great deal of positive feedback from all Americans. The grants would help pay for treatments and medical expenses as well as help with personal expenses with family providers who do not have jobs because they are taking care of the patients. However, some people might object because they might think that the government should not be wasting any more money and getting into more debt. Also, people might think that it is lazy for the family provider not to work and that they should get a job to pay for the expenses themselves.

            Another solution that might help solve the problem is starting an organization to where people can contribute to help pay for treatment for people with cancer. The organization could raise money by hosting events that catch people’s attention and bring awareness to the disease. A reason to which people might abject this solution is because they might think that people will not want to spend money on something that has no benefit to them. Also, they might think that the organization favors some people over others and that all the money does not go to the patients.

            Finally, another solution that might solve the financial situation of the families is the individuals help. At the end of the day everyone is human and people should help other individuals without any benefit to themselves. If every single person in the United States gave a dollar, than many patients could afford to get treatment and be saved. However, it all goes back to the people not wanting to waste their own money to help others, which is the overall objection to these solutions.

Argument of Fact

When it comes to cancer there are many different misconceptions. However, the misconception that I would like to clarify the most in my argument of fact would have to be the financial situation of the family and prove if outside organizations pay for the medical expenses. Most people don’t always see or have any idea of the financial situation that the family of the cancer patient goes through and how much debt they get in to. In my argument of fact I would like to provide some new information about the different ways in which the family can get in to debt. Also, I would like to provide the different ways in which the family starts to loose their jobs. The overall issue I would like to discuss is the family’s financial situation during the hard times they face with cancer patients.

My hypothesis is that the family gets help paying for the medical expenses through their insurance and other organizations and that they have trouble paying for personal expenses because they looses their job. Some facts that might convince the readers would be the statistics of the number of people who have lost their jobs or quit because of being with the patient. Also, the testimonies of people who have a loved one with cancer and who have had financial situations because of it. Some facts that I still need are the different types of organizations that are available to cancer patients to help pay for medical expenses. Also, I need the different types of ways that people get in to debt because of cancer. Thank you for your interest on this subject.

A little more about my research...

            After carefully searching and sorting through all of the information on the articles for my topic I definitely feel like I learned a lot. For example, I found out about the effect of cancer on the children when one of their parents has it. I was definitely not expecting to find research about the kids and how they felt about cancer so I was really shocked to find that their was more than a couple of articles over the kids. Another interesting thing that I found out after researching my topic was the effect that it has on people’s romantic relationships. For example, I found research that described how after the patient got diagnosed with cancer it put a strain on the relationship and led to the couple filing for divorce.

After comparing all three articles I could see that they had many similarities the number one being the financial situation of the families and their daily struggle with money because of having to take care of the patient. Also, I got read over the affects that the children go through when their parents are diagnosed with cancer and how they feel and manage to understand what is going on. I honestly feel that I learned a lot about my topic. However, I would like to know more about the organizations that help the patients with cancer and their families. One of the most important things that I would like to know and research further is how the family reacts after the death of a patient with cancer and if they prepare themselves financially afterwards in case this kind of situation happened to them again. Researching the effect that parents have when one of their child is diagnosed with cancer would also be great to incorporate in to my topic to see both sides. Finally, I feel like the journal articles have helped me with my research so I don’t think I need to look elsewhere to find my information. Thank you for reading my blog and listening to my ideas over my topic.

My Research Process!!!(:

I started my research for my topic this week and I have to say it wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be. At first I got a little frustrated because as much as I typed in my topic it would give me something completely different. Fortunately after a while and after narrowing my choice of words I found a couple of articles on my topic. The key words that really helped me find the articles were family and effects of cancer. As far as the quantity of sources, I only found about seven articles all different but having to do in some way with my topic. I did get a little overwhelmed not because I found a lot but because I found very little research.

The sources I found were not all particularly based on the same area of study, they gave different approaches all having to do with the topic. I liked how the research that I found had to deal more than just the emotional stress of the family. In some articles that I found I saw that it focused on all aspects of the families struggles including their social lives. I also found an article about the effect on children when a parent is diagnosed with cancer, which can make my research stronger. To find out if they were useful or not I had to read the abstract and see if it would fit in well with my topic and make my argument stronger.

By sorting through the sources that I found I learned about the financial struggles the families of cancer patients face and how their social lives change dramatically because of the stress they deal with every single day. Overall, I feel like the sources that I found helped me out and that they will definitely make my research and argument stronger. 

My Topic

After thinking about what topic I should write about I finally decided on something that is really close to my heart and that I care very deeply about. I decided that my topic would be the affect of cancer on the family and how it can lead to an overwhelming lifestyle. The reason why I decided on this topic is because my own family went through difficult circumstances because of cancer. Also, many people don’t realize the affect that it has on the family.

If you don’t have any background with cancer you might ask yourself these questions:

What are the affects on the family?

Why is the family affected?

What kind of lifestyle do those families live?

How can the public help?

Why isn’t the public aware of this problem?

Why doesn’t the government offer help to the families?

            While looking at these questions I can see that the questions that would be more useful for my topic would be the questions that tell the affects that cancer has on the family and how people in the community and all over the world could help those families. My topic is very important not only to me but also to everyone who has a family member who has suffered or is suffering from cancer. Cancer has been known for taking the lives of many people. Not only are there many different types of cancer but it also affects people of all ages and both women and men. I am working on the affects of cancer on the family leading to an overwhelming lifestyle because I want to find out why the public isn’t aware of the problem in order to help my reader understand how to help the families.

Hello my name is Daisy Correa I am a freshman in college, and this blog will give you a little bit of information about me so that you can get to know me. I was born in Holland, Michigan but have been raised my whole life in Texas. I am very passionate about helping the community and like to volunteer at different places to lend a hand whenever I can. Helping others is one of the most beautiful things that a human can do. One of my favorite things to do is babysit and to be around kids of all ages. I love kids a lot and I hope to one-day work with them in my profession. Speaking about my profession, I hope to graduate from West Texas A&M University with my bachelor’s in psychology or social work in the next couple of years. Other than volunteering and being around kids, I also love to spend time with my family and friends. Family is by far the number one most important thing in my life, without the members in my family I wouldn’t be where I am today. I cherish every second that I get to spend with my family because I know many people who don’t even have a family.

 An issue that I feel very passionate about is the horrible and cruel disease called cancer. I have lost a lot of close family members to cancer, which is why I try to do my best to help out. As I said before I love to help others and volunteer which is why every year I participate with the American Cancer Society in their event Relay for Life. I would encourage everyone to participate in this amazing event that helps thousand of people who are battling cancer every second of their day. This year I hope to learn how to become a better writer as well as different skills that will help me later in life with my career. I hope this blog got to help you know a little more about me and about what I love and am passionate about, until next time.