I did visited my grandmother over this break and she is very sick she suffers from Dementia. Dementia is when you start to forget things and it affects her behavior and how she talks with people. My grandmother is 88 years old and she cant do anything for herself, she is very dependent in people like my aunts and uncles and she actually has a nurse at her house. My grandmother doesn't really have any reactions and thoughts are being sick she never really talk about dying. The Dementia is so bad that she doesn't know where she lives or even know who I am or who my mom is. My grandma loved being independent and loved doing things for herself now she really doesn't know how to do anything with out people's help she doesn't even know how to do it.
My mom talks about my grandmother dying almost everyday and she thinks that she wont be alive by the end of the year. My mom always takes care of my grandma and was very close to her, closer then any other of her children. Since my grandmother started to get sick my mom hasn't been the same she never is never home and she is never happy because she always thinks about death and her dying. When think of my grandma's story I think about Beth's story about her husband and how she had a positive attitude about her husband and his illness. I have a positive attitude about the whole situation and I can see my grandmother living for a long time because even though she has that disease she looks like a strong woman.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
HW#26
4 Important Insights-
- Doctors don't really want you to know what happens behind closed doors. I thought that in a hospital you would get constant help when your about to die but when your already about to die and there is no hope they don't try- Movie from class
- Their are many ways of dealing with death and how you react to death- Evan's Mom, Tuesday's With Morrie
- Health Care Insurance is very complicated and very hard to get- Michael Moore Movie
- The United States would do anything to save money on Health Care Insurance
Both the movies and the book actually helped me and have helped me understand our practices about illness and dying. The book Tuesday's With Morrie helped me understand how he dealt with dying and how Mitch dealt with Morrie dying and knowing he was going to die. Evan's Mom also helped me understand about illness and dying and how hard it is to deal with death. The movie we are watching in class is also a lot of help because I honestly didnt know that doctors deal with illness and dying.
I dont really have any questions on illness and dying but I think watching the movie that we are watching in class would help me create questions and watching the movie would also help me answer some of the questions that I have. I guess we can explore the reactions to the family members of sick ones who have to deal with there family dying and exploring different cultures and how they act when someone is very ill or dying.
HW#26
4 Important Insights-
Both the movies and the book actually helped me and have helped me understand our practices about illness and dying. The book Tuesday's With Morrie helped me understand how he dealt with dying and how Mitch dealt with Morrie dying and knowing he was going to die. Evan's Mom also helped me understand about illness and dying and how hard it is to deal with death. The movie we are watching in class is also a lot of help because I honestly didnt know that doctors deal with illness and dying.
I dont really have any questions on illness and dying but I think watching the movie that we are watching in class would help me create questions and watching the movie would also help me answer some of the questions that I have. I guess we can explore the reactions to the family members of sick ones who have to deal with there family dying and exploring different cultures and how they act when someone is very ill or dying.
- Doctors don't really want you to know what happens behind closed doors. I thought that in a hospital you would get constant help when your about to die but when your already about to die and there is no hope they don't try- Movie from class
- Their are many ways of dealing with death and how you react to death- Evan's Mom, Tuesday's With Morrie
- Health Care Insurance is very complicated and very hard to get- Michael Moore Movie
- The United States would do anything to save money on Health Care Insurance
Both the movies and the book actually helped me and have helped me understand our practices about illness and dying. The book Tuesday's With Morrie helped me understand how he dealt with dying and how Mitch dealt with Morrie dying and knowing he was going to die. Evan's Mom also helped me understand about illness and dying and how hard it is to deal with death. The movie we are watching in class is also a lot of help because I honestly didnt know that doctors deal with illness and dying.
I dont really have any questions on illness and dying but I think watching the movie that we are watching in class would help me create questions and watching the movie would also help me answer some of the questions that I have. I guess we can explore the reactions to the family members of sick ones who have to deal with there family dying and exploring different cultures and how they act when someone is very ill or dying.
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