In the week following Social Media Week, I had so many unfortunate events that I titled it the "Series of Unfortunate Events." Social Media Week feels like it was weeks ago, not just one. Before I blog about what I learned from that week, I am going to share what all occurred this week that has definitely changed my outlook on Social Media Week.
On Monday night on of our friends experienced spontaneous full body paralysis and went to the hospital. On Tuesday some friends and I missed a few classes to stay with her. She is still unable to walk without assistance.
On Wednesday night 4 other girls and I were headed to Cedar Falls for the Salt Company kick-off for UNI. On the way, only about 20 minutes from Cedar Falls I hit a deer with my car going about 70 mph. My car is totaled, but all the passengers are fine!
Don't forget that I still have a broken arm from the second week of school.
On Saturday my brother started getting a backache which progress on Sunday morning into severe pain in his neck, chest, and collar bone area. He spiked a fever on Monday of 103 and was in even more pain. I took him into the McFarland Clinic Tuesday to see what it was and we were sent to the hospital for a CT scan and now he has been admitting for test, antibiotics, and pain medicine. He have no idea what it is for now or how long he'll be in the hospital. Last night he spiked a fever of 104.3. So please just keep DJ and our family in your prayers. He'll be poked and prodded quite a bit for the next day or so. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors treating him, and peace for his mind as he is stressing about classes and other commitments.
As you can see, I have had a week of trials that have forced me to surrender to the strength and stability of God. As I sit down to write this blog from my brother's hospital room, I can't find the interest for Social Media Week, but I will try to answer the assigned questions.
I chose to engage in Twitter for Social media week. I learned that if you hashtag the same thing for 20 tweets in a row, people tend to get curious and ask questions. I also learned that if you tweet big organizations they often say thanks for the mention! Whoo. Go AOTA. I already use twitter fairly regularly, and I enjoy that type of social media; however, I did not consider using it to get name-recognition for education and my career. I agree with the article about how twitter can boost your happiness. Through all my trials this week seeing the jokes and prayers sent over twitter and Facebook I have been encouraged and my spirits have definitely been lifted. I think God can use social media. I was surprised that social media can be used for survival. That's crazy!
Social Media does have an impact on individuals and on populations of people. Its interesting to investigate the various effects of Social Media.
Hey, I hope that your weekend improves and I will for sure be praying for you. I'm glad you learned some new things to try with your Twitter account.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a tough week. I hope things got better this week. It's true how how much social media impacts us now and cool how you saw it through spreading news (although not in the best situation) and a way to get your name out for possible employers.
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