1. Courtney had to deal with a lot of stress during Justin's illness. She was a senior in high school and was involved with many things including playing softball. She was under a lot of stress in general because it was her boyfriend that was sick. I think that she responded very well to his illness. She could have just moped around and been upset the whole time, but instead she used him as inspiration. She tried to play better in her games as if she was doing it for him, and she spent the rest of her free time either with Justin or raising money to help pay for Justin's medical bills. This helped her cope with the whole situation because it was almost as if she did not leave time for her to feel sad, and she did everything that she could so that after the fact there could be no way that she blamed herself for him not recovering.
2. Justin gave Courtney the promise ring even though he knew he was going to die because him being that ill and near death made him realize the things that were important to him and Courtney was at the top of the list. He did it to display how strong their commitment was and to show Courtney how much he cared even if he was not going tto be around in the future to make it actually happen. This factor helped them both cope with the illness because they knew they were in it together.
3. This article shows that coping with tragedy can not always be a horrible thing. Courtney didn't just get upset over her boyfriend's illness, she did something about it. She worked hard to raise money for him, and she wouldn't sleep until she felt she had made a difference. Sometimes she would spend late nights with him despite the fact that she had to get up early the next day to go to a training session.
4. I thought the tone and structure of this article was really good. It really engaged the audience into showing how strong Courtney and Justin's relationship was and how dedicated they both were. The tone of this article was definately not a happy one, but it was also not a sad one. It was almost reassuring and comforting to know that there are people out there who are so devoted and selfless.