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Denise Cox Timeline

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  • Conceived

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    Germinal Period

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    Embryonic Period

  • Implantation

  • Embryonic Period

  • Head, ears, nose & mouth formed/Blood vessel that became heart pulsated

  • Arm and leg buds appeared

    Arm and leg buds appeared
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    Fetal Period

  • Weighed 1 gm & was 1" long/Moved150 times an hour

  • Fetal Period

  • Weighed 3 oz. & was 3" long

  • 6" long

  • Heartbeat became stronger & cardiovascular system more active

  • Digestive & excretory systems developed

  • Hearing developed

  • Fingernails, toenails, tooth buds formed and hair grew

    Fingernails, toenails, tooth buds formed and hair grew

  • Weighed 3 lbs./Brain activity was that of a newborn

  • Born 3:30 p.m. Hutzel Hospital-Detroit wt. 7.5 lbs 20 in.long.

    At 38 weeks, I was born at 3:30 p.m. at Hutzel Hospital in Detroit. I weighed 7.5 bs. and was 20 inches long. Luckily, I was born healthy even though my mother smoked throughout her pregnancy with me.
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    First Two Years

  • Biosocial:Slept 17 hours/day in a crib in my own room

  • Psychosocial: Smiled at mom

  • Cognitive: Focused on 2 older sisters at play demonstrated dynamic perception & people preference

    At this stage I demonstrated dynamic perception as well as people preference.

  • Cognitive: Object permenence

  • Psychosocial: Played happily but paused when mom left room demontrated secure attachment

  • Cognitive: 1st spoken recognizable word

  • Psychosocial: Screamed when visiting Santa expressed stranger wariness

  • Biosocial: Learned to walk (gross motor skill) well

    I learned this gross motor skill and was walking well (which is the average) by the end of my 13 month.

  • Biosocial: Head circumference was 18"

  • Psychosocial: Self-awareness realized

  • Biosocial: Weight had quadrupled since birth

  • Biosocial: Body weight was 20% of adult body weight

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    Play Years

  • Psychosocial: Parents divorced, only saw dad on weekends

    Psychosocial: Parents divorced, only saw dad on weekends
    As a very young child my parents divorce played a pivotal role in my life.

  • Cognitive: Started kindergarten at Wallaceville in Dearborn Heights

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  • Biosocial: Weighed 40 lbs & was 3.5 ' tall Healthy eater played outside all of the time with neighborhood kids

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    School Years

  • Psychosocial: First Holy Communion - My faith helped me to become resilient

    Psychosocial: First Holy Communion - My faith helped me to become resilient

  • Psychosocial: Mom got remarried - I felt different than all of my friends

    I now had a step father that had a lot to with raising me.

  • Psychosocial: Moved from Dearborn Heights to Livonia with mom, sisters and stepfather wasn't sure I'd make new friends

  • Psychosocial: Met my best friend Lynda that I am still friends with her today!

  • Psychosocial: Learned (as a 7 yr old) how to make martinis for step-father after school for 10 yrs-created stress and family dysfunction

    Psychosocial: Learned (as a 7 yr old) how to make martinis for step-father after school for 10 yrs-created stress and family dysfunction

  • Biosocial: Started playing softball, exercise was crucial for health and hapiness

  • Cognitive: Learned that school was important from older sisters helping me with homework

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    Adolescence

  • Cognitive: Started Frost Jr. High - Advanced Math started thinking logically, hypothetically and deductively.

  • Psychosocial: Started attending Jr.High dances/Friends became increasingly important.

  • Biosocial: Puberty Began/Menarche

  • Psychosocial: Confirmed at St. Maurice Catholic Church

  • Biosocial: Was a HS freshman cheerleader

  • Biosocial: Made HS Softball team

  • Biosocial: Played HS JV basketball

  • Psychosocial: Pick up drunk/alcoholic stepfather from bar - increasing family trouble

  • Psychosocial: Started going to parties with friends and underage drinking probably for social acceptance

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    Emerging Adulthood

  • Cognitive: Graduated Livonia Bentley High School - knew I was going to college, not sure where

  • Cognitive: Started Schoolcraft College (1st time around)

  • Cognitive: Graduated from Wayne State University

  • Psychosocial:Started Work at Marketing Force/Identity Achieved

  • Biosocial: Played on Softball League w/ work friends

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    Adulthood

  • Psychosocial: Married Jim moved to Farmington Hills

  • Psychosocial: Worked for husband's Electrical contracting company

  • Psychosocial: Delivered my twin sons at Botsford Hospital

  • Psychosocial: Moved to Novi/Closer to both sisters

  • Biosocial: Delivered my third son at Botsford Hospital

  • Psychsocial: My mom was dignosed with Huntington's Disease

  • Cognitive: Started my "2nd" round of college.

  • Psychosocial: Vacation w/ family & friends at Camp Dearborn

  • Psychsocial: Caregiver to my mom with Huntington's Disease

  • Cognitive: Accepted into Oakland University's Accelerated Second Degree Nursing Program.

  • Graduate OU accelerated 2nd degree Nursing Progrm

  • I will get my 1st Nursing Job at a hospital for experience

  • Establish Part Time residence in FLA

  • Semi-retire I think it's important to keep going as long as you can

  • Death-75 years old

    My prediction is that I will die of a complication the same gentic brain disease that my mom has