Kidney Stones
A part of life I will never forget is when I had my kidney stones. It started in 2nd grade. I felt sick all the time and I missed a lot of school. I stayed home most of the time and my mom didn’t really know what was going on but she kind of ignored it. She just wanted me to go to school and she never really thought I was sick enough to stay home because I wasn’t really sick. I just felt like I was so it was kind of a waste of time to stay home but I thought was going to get sick. In 3rd grade, I went to school all year and never felt sick and same with 4th grade. It is now 5th grade and I went to school all year and at the beginning of the summer I was having really bad pain in my left side.
So I went into the doctor and they had done x-rays on my side and they didn’t find anything. They sent me home and I just layed on the couch in pain and I didn’t eat at all. I went in again and they did an ultrasound and I had to drink a lot of water to see if they could see anything but they didn’t. I knew there had to be something wrong so they had to send the test in to the Cities. It was about 3 days later and my mom and I were playing a game. I heard the phone ring and I knew something was wrong. My mom wasn't saying anything and she came back quiet. She said the doctor from the cities was on the phone and I panicked and started crying. I just wanted to stay home and not have pain anymore. The doctor said we had to get to the Cities as soon as possible so I left Saturday morning with my mom and dad. I was really, really scared when I left with my parents. I just wanted to stay where I was and not have to leave.
We headed to the cities and we got checked in and I didn’t want to be there so I was really upset. I had to go into this room and I was watching “Finding Nemo” and they called me to go. I was really sad that my parents had to stay behind and I had to leave them. I remember this guy was telling me a joke about a cow and then I was out. I had to go through this tunnel and the Children’s Hospital. They had to do a shock wave thithotripsy to blast my kidney stone.
I came back and I was glad to see that my parents were there. I had to go back to this room I started in and they wanted to watch me for a little while to see if I would react to anything.
I was persistent that we go home that night so we left the hospital at around 11 that night. We got home around 1 and my sisters were still up waiting for me! They wanted to make sure we made it home that night. They had to put a stint in me to make sure the kidney stone would come out of me. I had that in me for about 2 weeks I think and then I went back there and had it taken out.
That was the scariest surgery I have ever been with and I hope I never have to go through that pain again. I am glad my parents were there with me and stayed positive that this was gonna work and I would not have anymore pain. My sisters sometimes want me to be the quiet little girl I was when I had my kidney stones, but they are glad I am the girl I am today! I bug my sisters and they really want me to have my kidney stones back but they want me to stay the girl I am.
By: Dori Hillers
Friday, May 20, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Grandma Bolt
Grandma Bolt
Have you ever had to trust in God for anything? Have you ever had to go through a hard time in your life? Have you ever had a relative or a person you know be diagnosed with cancer? It is really hard to just trust that God will be there and take care of them. Well, my Grandma was told that she had cancer in December.
This essay is about my Grandma Bolt. I have known my Grandma since I was born. She has always been there for me. When I am sick at school I can always go there, or before a volleyball, basketball or baseball game, and for our concerts she has been there without my grandpa all these years. I wish I could have gotten to know him. My grandma always tells me stories about him and how he died when I was 8 months old. I wish I would have known him.
She has said so many things that meant a lot to me, so I can’t remember all of them. She has pointed me to God by reading the Bible after every meal and praying before every meal. She has also taught me to trust in God. She has to trust in God when she has cancer, why can’t we trust in God for the smaller things?
My Grandma was suppose to have knee replacement at the end of December and instead of that she was told she had cancer. She had to go for 2 months getting chemo and radiation. She stayed at Hope Lodge, a place in the cities where you can stay and take a shuttle to the hospital. She has made a difference in my life because she has stayed strong through all the cancer. She actually lost her voice and she couldn’t swallow anything she kept her faith in God, and pushed through the hard times of her life which makes me want to be like her when I get older.
She has always been there when we need her. She loves it when we grandkids stop by to say “hi!” She loves when we can all come home for Christmas and spend it all together. She likes being a part in our lives and I like her to be there. I like being a part of her life.
She has also made a difference in my life after staying strong after my grandpa died 14 years ago. She has stayed strong and I want to be like her someday. She is basically a grandma to everybody. Whoever comes to her house she will take care of. She loves all of my friends I bring over. I want to be like her and have friends like her when I get older. She has really good friends too. They have been taking care of her when she had cancer and they love to stay with her. Joyce Slaghter and Doris Ohden love to go play cards with my grandma and my grandma likes when they come. She always gets really happy.
Well that's all I have to say about my grandma. She is the best Grandma you could ever ask for. I love that she is also this close to us so whenever we need something she is there for us especially in this time she is there for us.
Dori Hillers
Have you ever had to trust in God for anything? Have you ever had to go through a hard time in your life? Have you ever had a relative or a person you know be diagnosed with cancer? It is really hard to just trust that God will be there and take care of them. Well, my Grandma was told that she had cancer in December.
This essay is about my Grandma Bolt. I have known my Grandma since I was born. She has always been there for me. When I am sick at school I can always go there, or before a volleyball, basketball or baseball game, and for our concerts she has been there without my grandpa all these years. I wish I could have gotten to know him. My grandma always tells me stories about him and how he died when I was 8 months old. I wish I would have known him.
She has said so many things that meant a lot to me, so I can’t remember all of them. She has pointed me to God by reading the Bible after every meal and praying before every meal. She has also taught me to trust in God. She has to trust in God when she has cancer, why can’t we trust in God for the smaller things?
My Grandma was suppose to have knee replacement at the end of December and instead of that she was told she had cancer. She had to go for 2 months getting chemo and radiation. She stayed at Hope Lodge, a place in the cities where you can stay and take a shuttle to the hospital. She has made a difference in my life because she has stayed strong through all the cancer. She actually lost her voice and she couldn’t swallow anything she kept her faith in God, and pushed through the hard times of her life which makes me want to be like her when I get older.
She has always been there when we need her. She loves it when we grandkids stop by to say “hi!” She loves when we can all come home for Christmas and spend it all together. She likes being a part in our lives and I like her to be there. I like being a part of her life.
She has also made a difference in my life after staying strong after my grandpa died 14 years ago. She has stayed strong and I want to be like her someday. She is basically a grandma to everybody. Whoever comes to her house she will take care of. She loves all of my friends I bring over. I want to be like her and have friends like her when I get older. She has really good friends too. They have been taking care of her when she had cancer and they love to stay with her. Joyce Slaghter and Doris Ohden love to go play cards with my grandma and my grandma likes when they come. She always gets really happy.
Well that's all I have to say about my grandma. She is the best Grandma you could ever ask for. I love that she is also this close to us so whenever we need something she is there for us especially in this time she is there for us.
Dori Hillers
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Courtney Groen
Courtney Groen
Have you ever had a really good friend you can tell everything. Have you ever had somebody be there for you when you go through hard times? Well Courtney Groen is a good friend to me.
Courtney Paige Groen there is a lot to say about her so let’s get started. She is a very awesome friend and she will talk to me when I need her. She texts me just about every night about things that usually make my life a little better everyday. Courtney is a 5’ 2” freshman at Central Minnesota Christian School. She is a good student and gets good grades on test and on her homework.
Courtney was born at Rice Memorial Hospital on August 20, 1995 her parents are Todd and Jane Groen and she has a little brother in 7th grade and his name is Jacob. Her Grandparents are really nice and live on the end of Courtney's driveway. Her other grandma lives in Prinsburg so Courtney can always walk to her house after School. Courtney's grandpa died when she was eight years old.
Courtney has had braces for 2 1/2 years and just got them off this past summer in August. She has mostly always had shorter brown hair, she had longer hair 2 years ago but otherwise she has always had shorter hair like shoulder length. She has blueish green eyes, depending on the day they switch color. Courtney is 15 years old right now, she will be 16 in August of this next year. She is 10 months older than me.
Courtney plays volleyball, basketball and she is in J.O. Which is Junior Olympics She is a d.s.- Defensive specialist. Her position is a right, but she can play middle or a left. She is really good at all sports. She used to play softball for our school but she decided not to this year. She has played summer softball for MACCRAY for two summers now and she plans to keep playing. Courtney is really good at sports and she is really fast. She is a guard in basketball and she doesn't know if she will play next year.
Courtney has inspired me by being the strong Christian she is. She is always in a good mood and is never mad at anybody. What if Courtney was tall and had blonde hair? She just wouldn't be the same girl that I have known since preschool! What if she was sad and depressed everyday of her life? I don't know if I could be friends with her. What if Courtney wasn't good at sports? What if I never became friends with her. There is a lot of things I could say about Courtney but she isn't those things she is Courtney Paige Groen and is a 5’2 freshman at Central Minnesota Christian School. She is a very bubble person and can put anybody in a very good mood. Courtney is a friend to everybody!
BY: Dori Hillers
Have you ever had a really good friend you can tell everything. Have you ever had somebody be there for you when you go through hard times? Well Courtney Groen is a good friend to me.
Courtney Paige Groen there is a lot to say about her so let’s get started. She is a very awesome friend and she will talk to me when I need her. She texts me just about every night about things that usually make my life a little better everyday. Courtney is a 5’ 2” freshman at Central Minnesota Christian School. She is a good student and gets good grades on test and on her homework.
Courtney was born at Rice Memorial Hospital on August 20, 1995 her parents are Todd and Jane Groen and she has a little brother in 7th grade and his name is Jacob. Her Grandparents are really nice and live on the end of Courtney's driveway. Her other grandma lives in Prinsburg so Courtney can always walk to her house after School. Courtney's grandpa died when she was eight years old.
Courtney has had braces for 2 1/2 years and just got them off this past summer in August. She has mostly always had shorter brown hair, she had longer hair 2 years ago but otherwise she has always had shorter hair like shoulder length. She has blueish green eyes, depending on the day they switch color. Courtney is 15 years old right now, she will be 16 in August of this next year. She is 10 months older than me.
Courtney plays volleyball, basketball and she is in J.O. Which is Junior Olympics She is a d.s.- Defensive specialist. Her position is a right, but she can play middle or a left. She is really good at all sports. She used to play softball for our school but she decided not to this year. She has played summer softball for MACCRAY for two summers now and she plans to keep playing. Courtney is really good at sports and she is really fast. She is a guard in basketball and she doesn't know if she will play next year.
Courtney has inspired me by being the strong Christian she is. She is always in a good mood and is never mad at anybody. What if Courtney was tall and had blonde hair? She just wouldn't be the same girl that I have known since preschool! What if she was sad and depressed everyday of her life? I don't know if I could be friends with her. What if Courtney wasn't good at sports? What if I never became friends with her. There is a lot of things I could say about Courtney but she isn't those things she is Courtney Paige Groen and is a 5’2 freshman at Central Minnesota Christian School. She is a very bubble person and can put anybody in a very good mood. Courtney is a friend to everybody!
BY: Dori Hillers
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