Dana+Schulteis

How do peg's parents feel after peg is Dana Schultheis diagnosed with THREE types of polio 11/2/10

Peg was diagnosed with three types of Polio, one that made it hard to breathe, another that made her paralyzed, and one that made it difficult to swallow and talk. Her parents are not allowed to see her due to how contageous the virus is. If I were in her parents situation, I would feel overwhelmed with anxiety. So many questions would travel through my mind as a parent. What are the doctors going to do to her? What if she desnt make it? When will I be able to see her again? Also, being in Peg's parents position, i would feel bleak. If she died, I wouldnt beable to handle it. This is how I would feel if I were one of Peg's parents


 * what reasons did Peg have to be angry at her nurse that wouldnt turn her?
 * did Peg do the right thing by telling her parents about this nurse?

In the storySmall Steps by Peg Kehert, Peg has 3 types of polio. Peg's nurse wouldnt turn her over when her back and legs hurt. Peg got angry about this because she thought that it was unfair and rude. Even though every other patient gets media type="custom" key="7913585"turned ever 30 minutes, they should get turned when theyre in pain too. Also, the nurse couldve told peg that she could not turn her over in a nicer maner instead of shouting, "No.!" . After this incident Peg told her parents what had happened. They took matters into their own hands and told someone else about it. afterwards,the nurse was never seen by Peg again. Peg did the right thing because the nurse cant just make her suffer. She allready has to deal with the pain of being paralyzed and being unable to brathe or swallow. Since Peg told her parents she didnt have to deal with rude nurses anymore. Therer's a song by my favorite artist Christopher Drew, talking about his childhood and how he had to suffer through a horrible town that treated him badly, drug use, and hatrid. His parents never knew about any of these things and he decided not to so he ran away. He had thought that everything in his future would turn out badly but he eventually told someone about these problems through song form, and became famous! This is like the situation Peg went through. The nurse wouldnt turn her and she was in pain. But, after she told her parents, everything turned out better and she was assigned to a new nurse and also, kind of became famous.

12/2/10

3.) Shirley couldn't spend the whole day in school because she couldnt sit up for long periods of time. Also, she could not straighten her arms all the way. 7.) All the girls had one common enemy, Polio. It tore apart their lives. 8.) Miss. Ballard told Peg that learning to walk on walking sticks is like a newborn baby learning to take its first steps. 15.) Before Alice sang in the pagent, she was nervous because she thought she would mess up. Peg kindheartedly promised to back Alice up if she happened to sing the lyrics wrong. Peg also encouraged Alice to sing. 12.) It took 2 weeks until Peg could use her sticks excessivly

Comprehension questions: spring-autumn 1935 1.) WHat does Doc Rice tell Billie Jo about her hands? Doc Rice tells Billie JO that the only wayto heal her hands is to use them often. 2.)