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Home Sick With The Flu For The Entire Week
Three ways to treat the flu is to get enough sleep, stay hydrated and remove mucous from nose and mouth. To prevent the flu from occuring again is to get a flu shot around flu season. Also keep a good hygiene and eat healthly and there will be a better chance of preventing it from happening again. -
Learns Family Member Had Disease And Eats Healthy
Erica's aunt had a weak immune system and she decided to eat healthy. -
Creating Health Goals
Since Erica's aunt was eating healthy, she decided to do the same to help the body at an early age. Erica will start by keeping track of the calories and trans fat she eats daily. She records how much vegtables, fruits, protein, grains and meats she eats. Trying to stay away from sweets was the problem. -
Significant Loss
Erica's older brother passed by hanging around the wrong crew and ended up getting shot while out with some friends. Erica was at the point to where she was too young to understand but at the same time she didnt believe it. Hour later she felt like the only thing she could do to relieve her pain is to cry. -
Mother Starts Smoking Again
Ever since Erica's brother was killed, her mother was in so much pain that she lost her only son. So she started smoking again a couple days later. Her mother hasn't smoked since she quit in her teen days. Erica is worried of her mother getting lung cancer, heart disease or even a weakened immune system like her aunty. -
Stressful Moment Occurs
Erica and her family was in the depressed moment of grief. Erica became stressed to the point where her jaws clenched and she recieves headaches daily, expecting to see her brother again. She begin seing a counselor every week to talk about her problems to let it all out. -
Challenge Of The Health Triangle
Erica was facing a part of the health triangle which was dealing with social problems. She was interacting with a wrong group of friends and didnt think of the outcomes she was facing. She begin being disrespectful to family and others, showed no care for anybody, and begin cursing. She used to be such a positive person, now shes heading in the wrong direction. Once she realized what was going on, she had to find a more positive group of friends. -
Pubert Begins
Erica's body began to develop. She noticed that she wasnt feeling like her normal self. Her nipples began to swell, pubic hair was appearing, and she began to break out. She is now developing her teen body. She was growing up from a little girl. Erica begin to loose sleep and started getting angry easily. -
Best Friend Starts Drinking On Weekends
Erica began to hang out with a new crew. Instead of having a disrepectful crew, they liked to drink every weekend. Erica was always under peer pressure. She knew that she wasnt a baby nomore and began to realize that shes growing up into an adult. She was concerned that she was putting her life in danger. She realized her friend had liver cancer from drinking. She knew that if they kept drinking that they will have a high blood pressure, heart failure, liver cancer and even end up being abusive. -
Determines Friend To Stop Drinking
At this point, Erica is upset that her friends are addicted to drinking. So she trys to encourage them to stop now before its too late. Erica told her friend that if this doesnt end now that she and her family will be put at risk and may cause her to be very physical. She also tells her that since she doesnt have the things she wants, its because she drinks. So financially its a problem also. -
Practicing Abstinence
Erica decided that since her friends and family has been through alot, that she would pledge to change now. Erica's mom always told her about having sex and told her it's best to stay commited before you have sex. Thats while they always say sex before marriage. Also her mom always told her about drinking and about smoking. Best to prepare early before its too late.
