Quote from Clara Barton

Quote:

“I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.”

- Clara Barton 1821-1912 (Founder of the Red Cross, and nurse during the Civil War)


I think this quote represents Clara Barton, because she nursed soldiers during the war and helped the wounded to get through the tough times. She was a great person and wasn't afraid to face challenges in her life, as she did before other men let her on the battlefield to make use of her medical skill. I think she is resilient because she stood up for what she thought was right (furthering women's rights) and fed and cared for others throughout her entire life!

Quote of Lynn Grady

"Look for the silver lining every day. No matter how hard each day is there is always one silver thread"

Lynn Grady

This quote defines my mom because this is the policy she lives by. It helped her during her illness by making her see the good things in life. Instead of thinking of how bad she felt she thought about something good that had happened that day.

Clara Barton - 5 W's and Connection

Who: Clara Barton

When and Where: She was born on Dec. 25, 1821 in Oxford Massachusetts and died on 1912 in Maryland at 90 years old.

What: She was born the youngest of 5 siblings (2 older brothers and 2 older sisters), and educated at home by her siblings. Being an unusual child, she could spell complicated words at 4 years old, and nursed her brother though an illness at 11. She began her career as a teacher at 17 years old, teaching a school in Massachusetts. Then in 1843, she founded her own school around New Jersey. After teaching, she "started her life over" by switching to medicine...
When she realized the Army Medical Dept. was unprepared during the Civil War, she aided and nursed soldiers from the North and South. And, at the end of the Civil War, President Lincoln put her in charge of searching out for the missing soldiers of the war. She was able to trace 30,000 men and even send letters to their families notifying their deaths. Later on, because of all her medical work, doctors advised Clara Barton to take a rest, so she vacationed to Europe. In Europe, she expanded the concept of the Red Cross and was grateful for their service during the Franco-Prussian War. Therefore, she made it so the Red Cross would assist anyone in great national disasters that occurred. She became the President of the Red Cross for 22 years until she retired at 83 years old, dying 7 years later.

Why: I think Clara Barton is resilient because before her, there weren't any women on the battlefield, at hospitals or in camps and she convinced them to let her help. She dedicated her life to women's rights; fighting for them and expanding them! (She even founded the National First Aid Society which provided local First Aid Programs) She was educated only at home, but surprisingly, could spell at a young age and was very skillled in medical business (working until 83 years old).

Connection: The connection between Clara Barton and Lynn Grady is that they are both teachers and Clara Barton nursed & helped others while Lynn Grady was nursed by others during her breast cancer. They both endured hard times of their lives; Clara Barton during the Civil War nursing the wounded, and Lynn Grady during her breast cancer, but came out fine to become great people that are honored by us as resilient individuals.

5 W's of Marilyn Esther Grady

Marilyn Esther Grady was resilient by being strong in the face of a painful and lasting illness. In December of 2005 Merilyn (Lynn) was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. In the next year she went through treatments including chemo therapy (medicine that gets rid of all fast producing cells in your body, including cancer cells), radiation and other medications and medical procedures. She is resilient because during all of the treatments and medications she stood strong and did not give up hope. My mother has prevailed through all of this with her head held high and is is ready for whatever the future can bring her.