Saving Jessica (make-up for last week)

Things started to get rough at home for Jeremy when his dad found out about the case. There was a lot of tension within his family. Jeremy thought of moving in with Jessica just until the case was over. Jake did not think this was a good idea, so he let him move in with him. Jeremy ends up going to juvenile court against his father to plead his case. The judge asked Jeremy a lot of questions. Obviously he was not being abused or neglected. When Jeremy explained why he was at court the judge seem to have a soft spot for him. Jeremy let him know that he wanted to help his girlfriend Jessica have a normal life again. The judge thought that Jeremy was an honorable young man. At the end of the case Jeremy was not granted emancipation. Jake and Fran felt like they let him down and Jeremy felt like he let Jessica down. Jake, Fran, and Jeremy all agreed that it would be a good idea to go to court again, but this time to a federal court. Sooner than later Jeremy's father called and wanted to meet up with Jeremy. They agreed not to go back to court and for Jeremy to move back home. 

Jessica went to dialysis one day and on her way home the traffic was backed up for miles. She had no way of contacting anyone. she tried going off an exit to see if she could find someone to let her use their phone. She ended up in the middle of nowhere no food or water just her and her car. She laid under a tree hoping that someone would soon find her. Her family and Jeremy began to get worried. She ended up being gone for 3 days without dialysis. She was slowly going into a coma. The police put her story all over the news and she was found. The next week once she was stable Jeremy's parents signed the papers to let him go through with the surgery. The transplant was her life savior and she was back to a normal life.

Saving Jessica

Jeremy had already made up his mind that he was going to be Jessica's kidney donor no matter what it took. His parents did not agree with this at all and so they did not sign the consent form to proceed with the procedure. Mr. and Mrs. McMillian have begun to establish a great relationship with Jeremy, because he is just as determined as they are to do what is best for Jessica. Jeremy comes up with this plan to become emancipated. He arrives at Professor Parker’s office with Jessica’s father by his side, to see if any of his law students good take on his case, free of charge. Jake and Fran are assigned to Jeremy's case. Professor Parker explains to Jeremy that there are still court fees that need to be paid. Jessica’s informed Professor Parker that he would cover those expenses. 

I have a lot of respect for Jeremy and Jessica's father. Jeremy is very mature and has a big heart. He really believes that he was saved from that car accident to be the help that Jessica desperately needs. If more people were like Jeremy our world would be a better place. Less violence, more peace and respect for each other. Mr. McMillian is willing to do anything for his daughter. 

Close Reading

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Poet of the Month

Top 3 Poems of the Month:
1.) "It is not the fact that I will die that I mind"
      By: Jim Moore

2.) The Trail is Not a Trail
      By: Gary Snyder

3.) "First Kiss"
      By: April Laudner

These three poems stood out to me the most because they talk about different things in life that people go through. They each have a deep meaning with a lot of passion. These poems go with my personality the best because they talk about love and the hardships of life. I think love is a very important aspect of life. Understanding that life isn’t easy is important for a person to realize in order  to get through different obstacles.

Currently

# of pages read: 105

Sentences of the week:

1.  "Who never contribute one single thing to make the world a better place?"
2. "I know love this girl, but this is ridiculous."
3. "Giving you a kidney makes me feel good about myself and my life."

My favorite sentence is number two, because most people would think that what Jeremy is doing is ridiculous. He must truely love this girl. He has such a big heart. I wish there were more people like him in this world.

Saving Jessica

Jessica McMillan is a senior in high school. She is a very smart student with dreams of attending Georgetown University. Jessica is dating Jeremy Travino who is not even sixteen yet. Jeremy is a sophomore. The story begins with Jessica being in the hospital for two days. Dr. Kowalski has ran many test on her. Jessica, her family, and Jeremy are told that she has kidney failure. It was a shock to everyone. Jessica would have to begin dialysis immediately three times a week with weekends off. Dialysis takes over the function of your kidneys and it keeps you alive. Dr. Kowalski has been Jessica's doctor since she was an infant. He explains to Jessica and her parents that a couple of years ago, he treated her for a strep throat infection, but not until it was pretty advanced. Untreated strep throat can cause kidney failure. Jessica's diet now has to be monitored very closely. Jeremy helped her parents out a lot. There were many times Jeremy would take her to the hospital for her dialysis. He would come over every day to make sure she was doing okay. He told her that he would always be there for her and that just because she was sick does not mean he thinks any less of her. Jessica was there for him when he was dealing with the death of his brother. Jeremy and him were in a car accident and his brother died. Jeremy walked away from the crash with no injuries or scratches. He felt guilty for a long time but Jessica always told him that God kept him for a purpose. Later on in the story the dialysis does not seem to be making Jessica feel any better. She is always tired, pale, and her hair was getting thin. One day Jeremy came to check on her and he started to notice all of these things. While she was sleeping Jeremy went downstairs to talk to her mother while she was making dinner. She begins to explain to him that Jessica was not doing any better. Yeah the dialysis was keeping her alive but she just was not the same. Jessica’s mother talked to her doctor and he explained to her that they may need to start considering a kidney transplant. Mrs. McMillan told Jeremy that they were considering the transplant. At that time Jeremy begin to think. On Jessica's birthday her parents got her a gold charm bracelet. Jeremy got her a charm that was shaped like a bean. He explained to her that it was suppose to symbolize a kidney. She was confused. Jeremy told her that he wanted to donate one of his kidneys to her. Her parents were ecstatic but Jessica was in shock. He convinced her that it would all be okay. He asked his parents and they did not like the idea at all. They feared that they would lose him. His father did have a point. He tried to explain to Jeremy that he does not know how long him and Jessica will last as a couple, and what if later on in life he has kids and one of them need a kidney he wouldn’t be able to give them one. His mother convinced his father to let him go through the test just to see if he would be a match, but they did not want him to donate his kidney. They highly doubted that he would be a match because he was not a close relative. Neither one of Jessica’s parents was a match but Jeremy turned out to be a match.

Currently

Books:

Jay's Journal,  anonymous edited by Dr. Beatrice Sparks

This week: 100 pages

Sentences of the week:

1. I don't know when I've every prayed so long and hard.
2. I'll have a grade point average that is flawless, and attend to my home and church duties with a cheerful  heart and appreciation.
3. Jesus said the first and greatest commandment was to love the Lord with all my heart and strength, and the second was 'like unto it,' I should love my neighbor as myself.

The End

I would give this book an A. This is probably one of the best books I’ve ever read, maybe because I can relate to it extremely well. One dislike about this book was that the opening plot was extremely boring. I put the book down several times just because I couldn’t get into it. The book starts out with Jay obsessed with this girl. He keeps writing her poetry and drooling over her. But then the book got exceptionally good, to where I never wanted to put it down! I loved how I could feel how the character felt. Since this book is written as a journal, reading it is like getting into the main character’s head. It’s almost like you are Jay! I can’t really choose a favorite part, mainly because there are too many to pick from, but I really did enjoy when Jay was being possessed and haunted by a demon named Raul. Jay’s Journal really made me think about my life and how blessed I should be. This book made me realize that family is everything, and your faith is very important. Family is the ones most of the time that will always be there for you. That was not the case with Jay. He felt as though he had no one, and when he met Pete that’s when his behavior started to change. He became interested in witchcraft, and that is when his life went downhill. He got heavy into drugs and would hallucinate a lot. Jay believed he was being possessed by a demon for a while. He felt there was no other way out and decided to commit suicide. Of course his family felt as if it was there fault, but when they found his journal and read through it they found out a lot about their son that they never knew. They knew he was dealing with some problems. His parents did not realize the extent of his various problems.