When Hope Is All You Have Left

Learning Assessment

Reflection Questions

After reading this essay, reflect on the following questions.

  1. What have you learned about how multiple sclerosis affects a person after reading Laura Quirk’s story?
  2. Laura does not use the term “disabled” until the end of her story. Why do you think that is?
  3. In her conclusion, Laura talks about the difference between hope as a verb and hope as noun. What do you think about a difference between the action of hoping and simply having hope?

Discussion Questions

  1. How has Laura’s story helped you to understand MS in new or different ways?
  2. Laura wrote poems as part of her storytelling. How do these poems help you understand her experience as a person with multiple sclerosis?
  3. Given how Laura describes her life experience, would you use the term “disabled” to describe her? Why or why not?
  4. What have learned from Laura’s story that will help you in your everyday practice?
  5. Describe what you now understand about “disability” that was not clear to you before reading Laura’s story.

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