Lydia+Blog

My [|blog] that I am including in my portfolio is the third one down, entitled __And you thought you only had to worry about osteoporosis...The truth about osteomalacia.__ This blog was one that I got to choose the topic from a list of a few. I chose osteomalacia because I didn't want to do research about osteoporosis because it is so overdone and widely known. I wanted to write about something that not everyone knew about and thus came osteomalacia. At first I was hesitant, having to start from scratch about a topic that I had never heard of before would just mean more work for me; however, it turned out to be a very wise choice for me. The topic of osteomalacia turned out to be very interesting and I liked learning about it because it mostly affects those who have previously weak bones, especially women, and oftentimes begins with malnutrition. Being a woman, I found this to be a topic that I was enthusiastic about since my chances of developing it are much higher than any male.

This blog was interesting to me because of the various degrees of which people are educated about it. I knew that some of those reading my blog would have no idea that osteomalacia was even a disease (as I was when I first started the project) while others would be well versed in the causes, symptoms, and other parts that make osteomalacia a disease. My goal for this blog was to write in such a way that no matter who was reading my work, they would be able to understand what I was talking about and that I could get the point across that osteomalacia is a disease to worry about.

Osteomalacia also turned out to be a good choice for me because I really enjoyed writing on the positive side of the disease. Even though, after extensive research I found that the disease could be detrimental to a the overall health of an individual, there was a silver lining to this particular ailment. Unlike most diseases, osteomalacia is completely curable if all the symptoms are reversed, such as getting enough vitamins and minerals, and that silver lining is what allowed me to excel in writing about this sickness. I enjoy writing about hope for something rather than an all-inclusive disease that has no hope for cure and little chance for survival. Since I liked writing about this disease as it is curable, I believe that the quality of my work was greatly improved.

I think that osteomalacia is definitely a very important disease to learn about and understand because of the amount of people that it affects. Again, even if I do not end up having a career in which I could make use of my knowledge of osteomalacia, I still think that it is important for me to know about it. The more life experiences that I have the better prepared I will be for anything that can cross my path. For example, I used my knowledge about osteomalacia not long after I finished the project and ended up turning it in. I noticed a girl, who will be kept anonymous, whose legs bent inwards by quite a lot. I had seen her around before but never really noticed her condition until after I knew about osteomalacia. Knowing about osteomalacia enabled me to understand finally what her condition entailed and although I did not go up and confront her about it, assuming that she already knew and had gone in to the doctors for help with her condition, I found myself extremely proud that I was able to recognize something that hardly anyone else would. So, even though my profession may lead me to other areas than the medical world, I can still put my knowledge to good use and make what I studied previously relevant to what I know now.


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