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Son's homework. Passing it on for the people who would enjoy this.
Hi all, I know I haven't been on the forum too much these days. Dealing with sickness, and I am just too tired too often lately. Just wanted you to all see this, touched my heart, and made me happy today.
My son Sam wrote this today for a class he is in. It was to be about, "Where do you see yourself in 15 years?" he is fifteen now...Thought I would share. I love it. (I took out some personal information, but still should work.)
The Story
Sam is the worlds richest scientist, and for a good reason too! Growing up in Ohio, in a small, privileged city, he was able to explore his favorite interest, medicine. Being 12 when his mother, Michelle, was first diagnosed with MS, he knew one day he would be able to cure that terrible disease. He attended High school for 4 years, graduated valedictorian, then went to Harvard Medical School. He studied and conducted experiments in his dorm room while planning a life with his new wife.
After 4 more short years, he graduated and quickly got a job with Copaxone, the top MS treatment company in 2017. Soon after, he was eating an orange in his $2,500,000 mansion, and thought about the orange skin protecting the orange like the nerves are supposed to have, but don’t due to the disease. He looked into every part of the DNA of an orange, apple, banana, kiwi, and peach has, and BINGO! In the 193850th part of a grape DNA, he discovered a chemical coating that could be transferred to humans. This excerpt comes from the autobiography about himself, I'm Just Awesome:
“Once I mastered the art of DNA transferring, my life became a breeze! I just sat back and relaxed while my medicine, Giracle, took off. With the occasional photo shoot, I focused most of my time on my family and retirement. Most people asked me at the time, isn’t it too early to start thinking about retiring at the age of 24? My reply: not when your making $2,000,000 every day your medicine is out.”
His first patient to receive treatment was his mom. With the 2-day treatment course, a nurse comes to your house for 5 hours for 2 days, and delivers a series of red and green liquids into your arm. When we had a chance to sit down with Sam, we asked his why the medicine was that color.
“Nobody likes IV's being stuck in their body, so we try to make it as fruit oriented as possible. We make the colors like that, so that they remember Giracle's origins are grapes. After the treatment is successfully administered we give them a large gift basket filled with grapes, raisins, wines and chocolates included in the initial $350 price.”
Sam recently told the press that we can expect the Giracle part II. A pill you only have to take once. He said once that is out, he will retire and finish with dignity. This excerpt comes from the script from Oprah: Season 29 Episode 83 when they interviewed him.
Question: What do you plan to do once everyone with MS, is cured?
* Laughter *
Answer: When I retire? I plan to move into a hotel
* More Laughter *
Answer: No, really. Since a little kid I have always dreamed of living in a hotel. Always having a clean room, room service and having a bell hop! I will have the nicest of cars that can be bought and I will eat at a new restaurant every night.
We really cant say what to expect from Sam in the years to come, but we do know that he will be doing great things and living the American Dream. And thanks to him, thousands of other people can too, due to his inventions.
So, what do you think? I hope he does just what he intends. He sure has big hopes!
Michelle (proud mother of a teenager today :)) Waiting for Giracle to become available! (Giracle is a combination for Grape and Miracle By the way...)
My son Sam wrote this today for a class he is in. It was to be about, "Where do you see yourself in 15 years?" he is fifteen now...Thought I would share. I love it. (I took out some personal information, but still should work.)
The Story
Sam is the worlds richest scientist, and for a good reason too! Growing up in Ohio, in a small, privileged city, he was able to explore his favorite interest, medicine. Being 12 when his mother, Michelle, was first diagnosed with MS, he knew one day he would be able to cure that terrible disease. He attended High school for 4 years, graduated valedictorian, then went to Harvard Medical School. He studied and conducted experiments in his dorm room while planning a life with his new wife.
After 4 more short years, he graduated and quickly got a job with Copaxone, the top MS treatment company in 2017. Soon after, he was eating an orange in his $2,500,000 mansion, and thought about the orange skin protecting the orange like the nerves are supposed to have, but don’t due to the disease. He looked into every part of the DNA of an orange, apple, banana, kiwi, and peach has, and BINGO! In the 193850th part of a grape DNA, he discovered a chemical coating that could be transferred to humans. This excerpt comes from the autobiography about himself, I'm Just Awesome:
“Once I mastered the art of DNA transferring, my life became a breeze! I just sat back and relaxed while my medicine, Giracle, took off. With the occasional photo shoot, I focused most of my time on my family and retirement. Most people asked me at the time, isn’t it too early to start thinking about retiring at the age of 24? My reply: not when your making $2,000,000 every day your medicine is out.”
His first patient to receive treatment was his mom. With the 2-day treatment course, a nurse comes to your house for 5 hours for 2 days, and delivers a series of red and green liquids into your arm. When we had a chance to sit down with Sam, we asked his why the medicine was that color.
“Nobody likes IV's being stuck in their body, so we try to make it as fruit oriented as possible. We make the colors like that, so that they remember Giracle's origins are grapes. After the treatment is successfully administered we give them a large gift basket filled with grapes, raisins, wines and chocolates included in the initial $350 price.”
Sam recently told the press that we can expect the Giracle part II. A pill you only have to take once. He said once that is out, he will retire and finish with dignity. This excerpt comes from the script from Oprah: Season 29 Episode 83 when they interviewed him.
Question: What do you plan to do once everyone with MS, is cured?
* Laughter *
Answer: When I retire? I plan to move into a hotel
* More Laughter *
Answer: No, really. Since a little kid I have always dreamed of living in a hotel. Always having a clean room, room service and having a bell hop! I will have the nicest of cars that can be bought and I will eat at a new restaurant every night.
We really cant say what to expect from Sam in the years to come, but we do know that he will be doing great things and living the American Dream. And thanks to him, thousands of other people can too, due to his inventions.
So, what do you think? I hope he does just what he intends. He sure has big hopes!
Michelle (proud mother of a teenager today :)) Waiting for Giracle to become available! (Giracle is a combination for Grape and Miracle By the way...)
What a GREAT piece of work from a great young man. I agree with Shell that it is a reflection of his Mom!
I'm looking forward to the Giracle Cure Study and being a participant!
Be proud of your exceptional son!
Ren
I'm looking forward to the Giracle Cure Study and being a participant!
Be proud of your exceptional son!
Ren
Thanks Jean, Sarah and Shell,
He really is a good kid, and I am pretty proud of him!
Appreciate all your nice words... Michelle
He really is a good kid, and I am pretty proud of him!
Appreciate all your nice words... Michelle
I love Sam! He's a Giracle on this earth! And, I want in on Giracle Cure Study! And, I'm very much counting on it!
What a blessing he is. What a smart young man - definitely a reflection of Mom!
xoxo
shell
What a blessing he is. What a smart young man - definitely a reflection of Mom!
xoxo
shell
Hi and it was really nice to see your name again..you have been missed. Your son's story was so moving and you deserve to feel unbelievably proud of him. Kids are just amazing...just like their parents so don't forget it!!
Much love
Sarah x
Much love
Sarah x
After reading all the posts in this thread, I have firm confidence in the generations to come ... there will be a cure! And an accurate diagnostic test! And a means to prevention!
Sumana,
1st, I am laughing you thought I typed it. There would have been a whole lot of mistakes if that happened, not to mention I would probably still be typing at the moment! He sent it to me in an email and I copy/pasted it. I am getting pretty good at the whole computer thing, however I am becoming more and more illiterate with the remote controls in my house!
I am becoming older and older at the moment, can't even blame MS on that one!
Michelle
1st, I am laughing you thought I typed it. There would have been a whole lot of mistakes if that happened, not to mention I would probably still be typing at the moment! He sent it to me in an email and I copy/pasted it. I am getting pretty good at the whole computer thing, however I am becoming more and more illiterate with the remote controls in my house!
I am becoming older and older at the moment, can't even blame MS on that one!
Michelle
Thank you all for your comments.
I showed Sam this morning, this forum, and what you all said. He wanted to say thanks, and that this was his "rough draft." He fixed the punctuation and some other wording. ( I thought it was fine the way it was...I couldn'e see any errors LOL).
He hands it in today. He didn't know I was part of anything like this, and definitely approves.:)
Thanks again,
Michelle
I showed Sam this morning, this forum, and what you all said. He wanted to say thanks, and that this was his "rough draft." He fixed the punctuation and some other wording. ( I thought it was fine the way it was...I couldn'e see any errors LOL).
He hands it in today. He didn't know I was part of anything like this, and definitely approves.:)
Thanks again,
Michelle
MIchelle,
What a great story, and what an exceptional son you have! He will leave his mark on the world one day, that's for sure. My son had wanted to be a pediatrician since he was 5 years old (he's now 21), but after I got diagnosed, he decided to switch to medical research. Who knows - these kids could easily figure out something substantial one day!
Rita
What a great story, and what an exceptional son you have! He will leave his mark on the world one day, that's for sure. My son had wanted to be a pediatrician since he was 5 years old (he's now 21), but after I got diagnosed, he decided to switch to medical research. Who knows - these kids could easily figure out something substantial one day!
Rita
Okay, I had a crew of gifted sons. This made me cry!!!!! Not only is it well written and thought out but sends a message of compassion and caring for those outside himself. I expect this young man to go far....and money won't be the motivation as he ages.
A job well done, Mother. I wish we could can what you have given him.
Sumana
A job well done, Mother. I wish we could can what you have given him.
Sumana
Well I particularly like the title of his autobiography, 'I'm Just Awesome"!!
A modest chap indeed :P
Can you ask him please while he's doing all this, can he please find and remove the particular component in grapes and chocolate which can cause migraines in susceptible people, ie: ME. because I don't want a migraine while the grape juice is being fed into my veins, and I'd like to enjoy the wine and choccy.
Thanks in advance !
A modest chap indeed :P
Can you ask him please while he's doing all this, can he please find and remove the particular component in grapes and chocolate which can cause migraines in susceptible people, ie: ME. because I don't want a migraine while the grape juice is being fed into my veins, and I'd like to enjoy the wine and choccy.
Thanks in advance !
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My young budding scientist (13) read your son's paper along with me, at the end I asked him what he thought (btw we laughed all the way through it because it was great!) and my budding scientist said he hopes he can colaborate with him because he is going to use that colaboration to find a better way of diagnosing MS.
Dont be suprised if he sends your son his scientific thinking on the subject, and a proposal for future colaboration lol. I think he's recognised a kindred spirit, science is my son's chocolate and the humor in your son's writing is similar to his, not to overlook the similar depth of desire to cure his mum. Interesting, this boy was 4 when he first told me he was going to be a neuro-surgeon because he wanted to find a way to fix brains that were disfunctioning. His little mind already aware a classmate's brain was causing him problems along with his desire to help him.
I hadn't realised he was still thinking along those lines, chemistry and biology seemed more his thing, maybe its just a means to his end plans. I dont doubt this little budding scientist will one day be involved some how, if not in neurology, definitely in a lab working on something, maybe that something will be MS, stranger things have happened lol.
Well done to your son, I hope he got an appropriate grade, it was a great read!
Cheers.........JJ
Dont be suprised if he sends your son his scientific thinking on the subject, and a proposal for future colaboration lol. I think he's recognised a kindred spirit, science is my son's chocolate and the humor in your son's writing is similar to his, not to overlook the similar depth of desire to cure his mum. Interesting, this boy was 4 when he first told me he was going to be a neuro-surgeon because he wanted to find a way to fix brains that were disfunctioning. His little mind already aware a classmate's brain was causing him problems along with his desire to help him.
I hadn't realised he was still thinking along those lines, chemistry and biology seemed more his thing, maybe its just a means to his end plans. I dont doubt this little budding scientist will one day be involved some how, if not in neurology, definitely in a lab working on something, maybe that something will be MS, stranger things have happened lol.
Well done to your son, I hope he got an appropriate grade, it was a great read!
Cheers.........JJ
Sniffle sniffle sniffle
I can't reply real well through all these tears. And I am suppose to have dry eyes. lol
What an absolutely amazing young man you have there, Michelle! And creative, detail oriented! My my my
How very proud you must be of him! Definitely a keeper! Both the boy and the paper! He better have received an A+ on that!
Ummm, can you ask him for a variation of the Giracle for us limbo folks, too?? :-)
Wow!
Addi
Ditto. Great imagination, and careful attention to detail. I think this young man will go far.
Wow, Julie. This is a great piece of writing and forecasting. Be sure to save a copy - tuck it away for him to read again when he is much older. Sam's story is insightful as to how everyone is affected by this disease, and not just the PwMS. From the details he has added to Giracle, you can tell he has been paying close attention to his mom.
Thanks for sharing this with us - give him an extra hug tonight, ok?
touched, L
Thanks for sharing this with us - give him an extra hug tonight, ok?
touched, L
great story you must be proud of him a career in medicine maybe in his future but very creative and thought out not only to help his mom but to help everyone.
Kat
Kat
That is really an amazing story. He thought this through pretty carefully and came up with some concrete goals, even if they sound faroff-ish. Again, I am just amazed with this obviously loving way to show how much he cares for his mom and how he'd take a major role in making her all better. You have a wonderful son Michelle.
Julie
Julie
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