When I think of prom I think of the typical boy asks girl, girl says yes, they go to prom, they dance, they announce prom king and queen and then there is an after party where every senior goes crazy partying. Its the same thing all over in my opinion. As I grow older I start to lose interest in prom don't get me wrong I want to go to prom and I want to enjoy it but it won't be the same feeling I had when I was younger. Andy explained it well in class its like when a child is able to act like an adult for one day. You get to stay up, dress up and have fun. I also think of prom as a celebration where people can have fun, we are always in school doing our work and getting things done that prom is the night to forget about work and to let loose and have fun.
Everyone in my family has been to prom, my brother said it was one the greatest times of his life being able to party and have fun with his friend and also his date. Also I don't understand why it is so important to have a date when you go to prom when you can just celebrate prom with your friends instead of having a date. It seems like if you don't have a date you are a loser. I feel that you don't need a date to have fun. I have talked to some of my friends and they don't even care about prom and don't think its that big of a deal. They are just going to the after party and chilling with there friends at the after party instead of going to the prom. Prom seems like its all a hype up.
Why do you need to bring a date to prom?
Why is prom considered the rite of passage?
Monday, May 23, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Hw#55
For my project I interviewed a Funeral Directer at an Ortiz Funeral Home and I asked the funeral director questions about how he takes care of the dead. He had very interesting things to say when it came to the care of the dead. Here is the list of questions I asked:
- What are your thoughts on embalming?
- What would you want happened to your body when you die?
- What made you want to become a funeral director?
- How do you feel about cremation?
The Funeral Director said that he isn't required by law to embalm the people that he takes care of but all the people he has worked with so far as the director of the funeral has wanted there loved ones get embalmed and then put into a casket for either an open or closed casket. His funeral home was unusually small that surprised me when I walked into his funeral home. The director said that he doesn't want to be cremated because he would want to get buried with his mom and dad where he was from in Italy. He also said that he wants an open casket and he also wants people to celebrate his death he doesn't want people to worry about him. He also said he wants people to eat food while they view him, I found that pretty surprising because I never heard anyone say that before or planned that. I asked him why he wanted to become a funeral director and he said that his grandfather was in the taking care of the dead business and he was fascinated with the taking care of the dead after he got out of college. I don't understand why people oppose embalming and the whole process, in class they explained it in such a way where I was convinced its natural and there is no problems with the whole idea of it.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Hw#52
Precis:
In the last third of the book I explain alternatives to natural ways of dealing with the care of dead such as regular funeral homes and cemeteries. In the last third I explain Backyard Burials which is when you bury your loved ones in your backyard. I show the laws when it comes to burying your loved ones in your backyard.
Quotes:
In the last third of the book I explain alternatives to natural ways of dealing with the care of dead such as regular funeral homes and cemeteries. In the last third I explain Backyard Burials which is when you bury your loved ones in your backyard. I show the laws when it comes to burying your loved ones in your backyard.
Quotes:
- "By placing material like rock, concrete, ships, and fabricated reef balls on our part of the seabed, we're trying to create structures that will serve as aquatic nurseries where there are none" Pg.97
- "Caring for the remains of a loved one yourself, in your own home. That care may include bringing a body home from a hospital or nursing home, washing and dressing it, laying it out for vigil, holding a memorial service, and transporting the deceased to the cemetery or crematory." Pg.118
Home and Backyard Burials are very interesting because there are so many rules you have to follow when it comes to these burials. In California, Indiana and Washington you aren't allowed to do Backyard Burials but in Washington you are able to bury someone on an Island. You other states you have to also bury the body 14-18 ft into the ground and it cant be near any water spots or near any poles.
Hw#51
Precis:
The second third of the book I am explaining the cremation process and I also explain the different ways of throwing the ashes and the different places and experiences people have with the cremation process. I talk about Ashes on the Sea which is an organization that does Sea Burial which is when you take the Ashes of the deceased person and spread them in the sea.
Quotes:
The second third of the book I am explaining the cremation process and I also explain the different ways of throwing the ashes and the different places and experiences people have with the cremation process. I talk about Ashes on the Sea which is an organization that does Sea Burial which is when you take the Ashes of the deceased person and spread them in the sea.
Quotes:
- "Floating on the vast Pacific, surrounded on all sides by the original source of life itself, Ken felt the smallness of the human condition and his connection to the larger, natural world." Pg.72
- “That would gain her not just the yacht and flowers for scattering, but two hours at sea, which would include a leisurely bay tour after the scattering” Pg.77
- "Unlike most standard funerals back on land, sea scatterings rarely take on the atmosphere of formal affairs." Pg.80
The whole entire Sea Burial thing is really interesting to me because before this book I never knew there was such a thing. I never thought that it was even possible and I also didn't think you would need a permit to go into sea to put ashes. I also noticed that people don't know a lot about the whole dealing with the dead process. I also think that people in the taking care of the dead industry aka Funeral Homes over price what they sell for something they don't really have to buy.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Hw#49
Felipe,
The points you are trying to prove are very in depth and I also have the same questions and points you are trying to figure out. I also want to know what happens when you die when it comes to different religions. "The idea of the dead accepting their own death is rarely something you hear about because the focus is put mainly on the deceased’s family and their grieving process" That comment is very interesting because i never thought of the dead getting over the fact that he or she is dead.
The points you are trying to prove are very in depth and I also have the same questions and points you are trying to figure out. I also want to know what happens when you die when it comes to different religions. "The idea of the dead accepting their own death is rarely something you hear about because the focus is put mainly on the deceased’s family and their grieving process" That comment is very interesting because i never thought of the dead getting over the fact that he or she is dead.
Rigel,
Your blog is very interesting and I also have the same thoughts about the care of the dead. I also questioned where do we go and where do we go. I find how you think about existence when you think about death and the care of the dead because I am fasinated with the thought of existence and what we are before we are actually considered alive and living in the real world.
Sarah,
I agree with when you say no one truly wants to let someone go. I thought the way you wrote your blog was very different then the other people's blogs I have read in a very good way your descriptive writing makes me drawn to your work and makes me want to read your work. The question Why is religion practically always associated with death? is the same question I asked because whenever I hear people talking about death they say how they are going to do something traditional based on there religion.
I agree with when you say no one truly wants to let someone go. I thought the way you wrote your blog was very different then the other people's blogs I have read in a very good way your descriptive writing makes me drawn to your work and makes me want to read your work. The question Why is religion practically always associated with death? is the same question I asked because whenever I hear people talking about death they say how they are going to do something traditional based on there religion.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Hw#50
Precis:
In this book, it is explaining the different costs of funerals and different cost of things you can buy within the funeral home. The first story in this book is about a 18 year old girl who died of a heart attack. The family is trying to buy different things for their daughter such as a coffin, different viewings times, embalming, etc. We find out that during the funeral process that people who own the funeral home don't tell the whole truth when it comes to the things they give. For example the prices of the embalming process.
Quotes:
In this book, it is explaining the different costs of funerals and different cost of things you can buy within the funeral home. The first story in this book is about a 18 year old girl who died of a heart attack. The family is trying to buy different things for their daughter such as a coffin, different viewings times, embalming, etc. We find out that during the funeral process that people who own the funeral home don't tell the whole truth when it comes to the things they give. For example the prices of the embalming process.
Quotes:
- Pg.9 "Had the Johnson's known enough to ask Fielding if he'd instead hold Jenny in a refrigeration unit until the viewing, which also would have slowed her decay. Fielding would have said he doesn't offer refrigeration because it won't make Jenny look nearly as good as she could."
- Pg.13 "The price was high, but, they felt, worth the protection bronze afforded. (Had they known, they could have gone online and, tapping into the score of the Internet brokers, ordered the very small casket for overnight delivery for twenty-five percent less. By law Fielding would have been required to accept it, and without charging a handling fee.)
- Pg.32 "There was rot, fungus and mold... Osborne sued the casket's manufacturer for consumer fraud. The company settled the lawsuit out of court."
When it comes to death and dealing with it you never really know if you can trust anyone based on the book. Most of times they over price things, they don't give you different options you can use so you can get things for a lower price, and they also supply you with coffins that are sometimes defective. So far in the 1/3 of this book it really made me rethink about the whole care of the dead process because I never really thought that it would cost so much money to do a funeral in a funeral home and set up viewing times and also get a headstone for the burial and then you also have to organize the burial.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Hw#48
I interviewed two people in my family I asked them questions about past experiences on people that have died in there families. The first person I interviewed told me a story about her father in law. She told me that her father in law died and she decided to organize a funeral and she told me the process of getting your loved ones into funeral homes. She had to pay to put him in the funeral home and she told me she paid for the clothes her father in law would have on and she paid for the coffin and she wanted to have a wake for him. She said you must take care of the dead good and you must pray over them every day. She is very religious and she talked mostly about praying over the dead. The other person I interviewed was a kid i know he explained how his grandfather died and how his grandfather wanted to have a burial and a funeral. He told me how his parents took the planning very serious. When he went to the funeral he told me that it was a better nice funeral home and it cost a lot of money he didn't want to tell me how much his parents sent on it. I asked the kid what he thought about death and how he felt about it he said that everyone is going to die and how everyone has to live without regrets and he thinks that we all go to heaven and we will be fine when we die. He had good thoughts about death and he was very positive just like the first person I interviewed.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Hw#46
I dont have a lot of personal experience with the care of the dead except for when my grandfather died the whole process from when he died and when he got buried was a long process. We had to go to the hospital to confirm things I was very small at the time I wouldn't know what they had to confirm or sign. Then they bought a coffin and had to arrange dates with the funeral home. My parents wanted my grandfather dressed in a certain way and wanted him to look a certain way. When I think of funeral homes I think of a place to come together and meet and catch up and respect the person who has died. My grandfather wanted his death to be more like a party then just a funeral. I was taught to respect the dead and to never speak wrong about anyone who is dead. My parents especially my mom thinks we should help out with any care of the dead arrangements that come up in the family or with her friends she wants to help out as much as she can.
I guess you can say open caskets can be considered a social norm because plenty of people rather have there loved ones seen so everyone can look at him and touch him and for loved one's I've seen people kiss the dead. Many people like the idea of cremation which is when instead of having a open or closed casket funeral you burn the person into ashes and you can spread them out anywhere the person who died wants the ashes spread. I find that way very interesting and I found out that my parents rather be cremated instead of buried. Like I said before my parents have extreme respect for the people who have died and never talks downs to people who have died. They are religious people and they think talking about the dead is bad and should not be brought up without bringing up god.
I guess you can say open caskets can be considered a social norm because plenty of people rather have there loved ones seen so everyone can look at him and touch him and for loved one's I've seen people kiss the dead. Many people like the idea of cremation which is when instead of having a open or closed casket funeral you burn the person into ashes and you can spread them out anywhere the person who died wants the ashes spread. I find that way very interesting and I found out that my parents rather be cremated instead of buried. Like I said before my parents have extreme respect for the people who have died and never talks downs to people who have died. They are religious people and they think talking about the dead is bad and should not be brought up without bringing up god.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Hw#44
Steph
You chose to go and dig deeper on adoption and you found restrictions and you found out about the thoughts of others on people adopting. I really enjoyed reading this post and I thought it was interesting that you did research on this topic. This project is important to me because now if I ever want to adopt I now know what I can do. You did a really good job!
You chose to go and dig deeper on adoption and you found restrictions and you found out about the thoughts of others on people adopting. I really enjoyed reading this post and I thought it was interesting that you did research on this topic. This project is important to me because now if I ever want to adopt I now know what I can do. You did a really good job!
Max,
In this project you looked at different reasons why anyone would want to become an OB/GYN and how to become one. I valued all the information I was really interested how much you get paid to deliver babies. This project mattered to me because Im glad I know more about OB/GYN's. Maybe you could put more charts and about the salary's and statistics but I enjoyed the project good job!
Harry,
Your project was interviewing your friends dad and getting answers to the questions you wanted answered. I liked that your project was talking about overseas adoption because I never knew someone who adopted overseas and I find it extremely interesting. This project matters to me because if my wife cant get pregnant adopting overseas would definitely be on my mind. I enjoyed your project good job!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Hw#42
Jay, Rossi and I went to Roosevelt Hospital and went to the labor unit in the hospital. We interviewed 3 people at the hospital the Nurse Manager of the whole labor unit, a Nurse who wanted to be unanimous and we interviewed the Director of the Parent/Family Education section of the hospital. We asked them questions about there job and about home birth vs. hospital births. When we interviewed the Nurse Manager she said something really interesting when we asked her the question Do you think its right that doctors are trained to think of birth as a surgical procedure? and she said "its not that doctors aren't trained I don't think they are educated enough in the ways of natural birth" that answer really surprised me because I wouldn't expect the Nurse Manager of the whole labor unit in a hospital to say something like that. We asked the Nurse who wanted to be unanimous Do you think the use of epidoral and pitocin are beneficial toward the mother or baby? she said how she would rather have birth be as natural as possible and she also said doctors are forgetting to births natural and how they need to go back to the old ways of how births were she also explained how she loved the movie we watched in class.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Hw#40
Hey Peggy Vincent, Thanks for writing Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Midwife. You main argument comparing hospitals with doctors and midwifes and home birth. Your main argument made me think about pregnancy and birth and what makes women chose home births instead of birth in the hospital.
Well, in the last third of the book you focused on what you have to do and what you don't do when it comes to birth, which connects to the first 2/3rds of the book. But let me be more specific.
1. Even though you are a licensed Midwife but you are not allowed to have any say in what happens when one of your own patients go to the hospital? You have been working with the mother the entire time but you have no voice in what happens Pg. 244
2. How come insurance has a part in what happens during a birth? Does the Midwife get paid from that insurance? Pg. 233
3. I thought that the quote in Pg.248 was very interesting "There's no money in dead baby cases" they just think about the money and not even how they lost the baby Pg.248
Well, let's be clear - your text sought to provide historical about midwifery and how it has changed over time and how it has impacted birth from the perspective of a midwife who you never really made it big or the book-reading-public to better understand pregnancy & birth in our culture. Given that aim, and your book, the best advice I would give for a 2nd edition of the text would be, to put things in your book about your peers experience and how they made it to a status of midwifery similar to yours. But I don't want you to feel like I'm criticizing. I appreciate the immense amount of labor you dedicated to this important issue and particularly for making me think about birth & pregnancy. In fact, I'm likely to do more research about home birth and I also think differently as a result of your book. The author replies, "Thanks! Talking to you gives me hope about our future as a society!"
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Hw#39
The only difference between the book and the movie is that the book shows more personal experiences with babies and there mothers, the movie only shows natural normal births. For example there is a part on pg.136 where Peggy notices that the baby isn't coming out when its suppose to come out. In the movie they show natural and fast births. The book shows the same insight where it is trying to show the reader the life of a midwife and how they deal with different situations and how they deal with them. I enjoy reading the book and hearing the stories Peggy tells us through out the book so far. It is also interesting to hear that there are some kids in my class want to do midwife work because of the movie and the book. I was really interested in Spirit Babies and how that works on Pg.126 they talk about Spirit Babies and how every single mother has a Spirit Baby that will be there baby when they get pregnant and I wonder if all midwifes talk about that to the people they take care of.
http://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000352.html
In some countries almost all births happen in hospital, whereas in other countries home birth is considered the first choice for healthy and otherwise low-risk women. The change to planned hospital birth for low-risk pregnant women in many countries during this century was not supported by good evidence. Planned hospital birth may even increase unnecessary interventions and complications without any benefit for low-risk women. The review found only one small trial, which provided no strong evidence to favour either planned hospital birth or planned home birth for low-risk pregnant women.
http://www2.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab000352.html
In some countries almost all births happen in hospital, whereas in other countries home birth is considered the first choice for healthy and otherwise low-risk women. The change to planned hospital birth for low-risk pregnant women in many countries during this century was not supported by good evidence. Planned hospital birth may even increase unnecessary interventions and complications without any benefit for low-risk women. The review found only one small trial, which provided no strong evidence to favour either planned hospital birth or planned home birth for low-risk pregnant women.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Hw#38
I am reading Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent and it is organized into different parts and in each part there is a heading explaining something about the part that you are going to read. If I were to lay out a pregnancy book I would go through all my personal things in the beginning of the book so that as you read you get more into the baby stuff and not baby stuff then personal experiences and then baby stuff. So far in the book she is telling us her experience with birth and stories of when she was being a midwife. The essential question would be what do midwife experience during their job? or something similar. The book explains different things Peggy dealt with during her time as a midwife. There was one story that was sad to me in the beginning she goes into a house where a 13 year old gave birth and there were many other girls with different guys and I thought she would react and do something instead of letting it happen. I found it interesting that Peggy didn't see a lot of fathers at the pregnancy I'm wondering why. I also found it interesting how pregnant women really are uncontrollable at labor the first story about Zelda was crazy.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Hw37 Comments
Rigel I also thought that the connection between the mother and child was very interesting and it really makes me think because the people I interviewed weren't really connected as much so I wonder if the people I interviewed were raised differently. Like Felipe I would like to study the connection between mother and child. I also want to ask my mom if she felt the connection your mother felt.
Felipe I enjoyed reading your post because I talked to my mom about her pregnancy right now and it really compares to your mothers. Im 15 years apart from my brother so I definitely feel your sister's pain. It was good to see that you took the extra step and wanted to research and ask a different question after your interview with your mom.
Kristin I thought your blog was pretty good and it was interesting that the doctor and your uncle were watching the basketball game instead of helping your aunt out with the baby. It amazes me that your aunt wanted to read books about the baby and raising the baby. Its also interesting that you say that people think they have a glow because of the baby but your aunt didn't. I don't agree with that comment either I don't understand how there is a glow to someone.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Hw#36 Pregnancy and Birth Stories
The first person I interviewed was someone very close to me, I asked her a couple questions about birth and pregnancy. She is 7 months pregnant and the first question I asked was how did pregnancy affect you physically, emotionally, or in other ways? She answered "Being pregnant definitely affected me physically and emotionally I can hardly walk and it is so difficult to sleep because I cant move a lot and I have to stay on my back. It affects me emotionally because there are times where I am extremely moody. When my husband asks me for things I get really moody." I also asked her what thoughts and feelings influenced your choice to make a baby? she said "I really thought it was the right time to have a baby, my husband and I thought we were ready for a baby we both have jobs and we bring in a lot of money enough to support each other and the baby. We also love each other and whats the best way to show our love then having a baby."
The second person I interviewed already gave birth and I asked her what feelings come back to you when you remember labor and giving birth? she said "It was the worst pain in my life but seeing my baby made the feeling even better it was just very special and I would love to have the feeling again. I love my baby and I don't regret being pregnant." I also asked how did pregnancy affect you physically, emotionally, or in other ways? she said "It affected me physically my back was in pain the whole entire pregnancy Im a really skinny, short women and it really made my back hurt a lot."
The third person I interviewed I asked my own questions I asked the third person what was there thought about pregnant teenagers and would they have gotten pregnant or kept the baby if they were pregnant. She said "I don't think girls should be getting pregnant at that age and honestly I wouldn't even put myself in that situation and if I was in that situation I would never have that baby." I also asked her about home birth and hospital births she said "I would want my baby to be born in a hospital because I don't want to take the chance of my baby getting sick I want him or her close to the hospital because I don't want to take any chances.
The second person I interviewed already gave birth and I asked her what feelings come back to you when you remember labor and giving birth? she said "It was the worst pain in my life but seeing my baby made the feeling even better it was just very special and I would love to have the feeling again. I love my baby and I don't regret being pregnant." I also asked how did pregnancy affect you physically, emotionally, or in other ways? she said "It affected me physically my back was in pain the whole entire pregnancy Im a really skinny, short women and it really made my back hurt a lot."
The third person I interviewed I asked my own questions I asked the third person what was there thought about pregnant teenagers and would they have gotten pregnant or kept the baby if they were pregnant. She said "I don't think girls should be getting pregnant at that age and honestly I wouldn't even put myself in that situation and if I was in that situation I would never have that baby." I also asked her about home birth and hospital births she said "I would want my baby to be born in a hospital because I don't want to take the chance of my baby getting sick I want him or her close to the hospital because I don't want to take any chances.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Hw#35
I interviewed my 2 of my cousins and a friend of mine and I noticed that the oldest of the 3 answered the questions with more connections and answered the questions thoughtfully and actually cared about answering the questions. I asked them the question Why do you think having a baby as a teenager not socially accepted in our society? My cousin Joseph the oldest of the 3 said that "Its just the time we live in everyone judges everyone. I don't think that teenagers should have babies because they have there whole life ahead of them teenagers should have and not worry about diapers and food and raising a kid when they can be out partying and having a good time." My cousin Josh the 2nd oldest said "I think it isn't socially accepted either because it doesn't make sense to have a baby this young even if someone is nice to the pregnant girl everyone has the thought that getting pregnant this young isn't smart."
I asked my friend Stephen what his thoughts were about birth and he said "I think of birth like death it brings everyone together to give there blessing and giving birth is a very special moment because when my sister was born a few years ago I was extremely happy and I couldn't stop thinking about being a brother. It was annoying I had to do everything for my mom I hate how you always have to be nice to pregnant there so moody." I asked them there thoughts on Home Birth vs. Hospital Births and they agreed that they rather have there kids in a hospital because they think its the safest thing they can do if something were to happen to the baby they want the baby to be as close to doctor as possible. I noticed that they all said something similar but they were also unclear and also didn't answer most of my questions because they also didn't know the answers to the questions my group and I made.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Hw#34
I always had the question on why people prefer doing a house birth instead of a hospital birth. You have to have a midwife or a nurse that is very experienced in house birth. I always thought it was a lot safer to do it in a hospital because what if something is seriously wrong with the baby and you need to go to the hospital and help the baby and potentially save the babies life. For me it doesn't make any sense for any body to give a home birth because it can harm the baby if the baby isn't healthy enough to be born. I always thought that hospitals would take care of the baby better because once you give birth it takes a few days to check the babies heartbeat and pulse before you can go home with the baby. I never thought of home births as a good idea I would want someone to explain that to me.
I also think that people can give birth at what ever age they want if they can support the baby and themselves and also be able to go to school. I always thought that if you are set in life then you are able to have a kid for example if you are 18 with parents that support you and you are financially stable and have the ability to go to school and are able to sacrifice your social time for your kid then you can have a kid. If you cant do any of those things then I don't think you should be thinking about having a kid because you aren't stable and you don't have a child friendly environment.
Questions:
I also think that people can give birth at what ever age they want if they can support the baby and themselves and also be able to go to school. I always thought that if you are set in life then you are able to have a kid for example if you are 18 with parents that support you and you are financially stable and have the ability to go to school and are able to sacrifice your social time for your kid then you can have a kid. If you cant do any of those things then I don't think you should be thinking about having a kid because you aren't stable and you don't have a child friendly environment.
Questions:
- Why do people do home births instead of hospital births?
- Why are people giving birth young not socially accepted?
- What is a C-Section?
- What kind of drugs do they give women when they want them?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Hw#33
Brittani I think you should of wrote about an experience you had about death and maybe even about the movie Near Death and your thoughts about the movie. My family usually deals with death the same way your family does but I think you could of explained a little more and went into a little bit more detail
David I agree with everything you say I think that the most nightmarish part of this unit was the Health Care in America and I also talked to my parents about health care and what they thought about it and how I wanted to rent the movie Sicko to show them and inform them about health care. I also agree with your DSP for illness and dying
Kristin didnt write blog yet
Saturday, January 22, 2011
HW#32
The most nightmarish part of the unit in my eyes was the part about health insurance and how the government would do anything just to save themselves money. Another nightmarish thing was the movie Near Death and how all doctors do when someone is dying is leaving them alone I always thought that when someone was dying and the doctors knew they would still try to revive them instead of letting them die. My parents and I have health insurance so they are well informed about health insurance but I would inform them about different things that the company does and I would also show them the movie "Sicko". There are many different ways that people deal with illness and dying and there are many different kinds of foods and culture in the world. I really enjoyed going to the Aids/HIV clinic because hearing what the people had to say was fun and hearing them talk about how with technology and medicine today its easier to survive.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
hw#31
Brittani I agree with you when you say its about getting better not getting sick again. I also agree with you when you said not everyone talks about the actual person that has cancer but they give information about the cancer itself. Talking about the person with cancer has a bigger impact then just talking about cancer. I really wanted to hear your story because that topic is very interesting
David interviewing your grandma about health insurance in China was a really good idea and using Sicko by Michael Moore was a great source to use. Its really interesting to know that in China they would only pay for 60% of the bills depending on the sickness. I think you should of explained different situations and the % of money they would of covered.
Kristin I really liked reading your post because I can relate because my uncle had a stroke and he was also in a nursing home to get him better so they can get him out of the bed and into his own home. The nurses weren't taking care of my uncle and they would forget to give him medicine for his headache and he would always argue with the people in the home. They never took good care of him and he wanted the family to always be there to help him out.
Monday, January 17, 2011
HW#30
The aspect of dominant social practices I explored was technology in medicine and how it has changed over time. We have been reading articles in class showing the different ways doctors and hospital deal with death and dying and we also read articles about health care in the United States. I did the topic of Aids/HIV and technology and how even though their is no cure for Aids they can stop HIV from turning into Aids. "HIV infection can be prevented, and those living with HIV can take antiretroviral drugs to delay the onset of AIDS. However, in many countries across the world access to prevention and treatment services is limited"(http://www.avert.org/aids.htm) Rossi, Jay and I went to and Aids/HIV clinic and we asked the people getting treated questions about there life and questions about the health care they are receiving. We had to construct a list of questions before we asked the people because the workers of the clinic wanted broad questions. When I looked around the clinic I saw women in hospital clothing and I saw room where they were taking blood and where they gave people with Aids/HIV checkups. I learned that Aids/HIV really affected the lives of the people we were interviewing one person started taking drugs to avoid the pain but went off of them and decided to change his life he also said that with his health care he is about to die new drugs to help him get medicated. This shows that hospitals and clinics do have a light side and take care of people. Not like what they show in the movie Near Death. It matters because the people in the Aids/HIV clinics looks like they love their jobs and they love taking care of people who has this disease that kill a lot of people
Sunday, January 9, 2011
HW#29
Facing Terminal Illness has many variables and plenty of people deal with terminal illness and dying. For example Beth, she is Evan Wood’s mother she came in to talk about how she dealt with her husband’s death and how she approached death and what it comes with. Beth talked about how she never had a day where she wanted to talk to about death with her husband because she wanted to keep everything positive around him and around to the family so they can believe. She also said that even though her husband was dying she said that those were her best years with him because they didn’t have to deal with work or anything else it was just them two it brought them together. In the book Tuesdays With Morrie, Morrie and Mitch were very close because of the disease that was killing Morrie he wanted to live life with his best friends and with anyone who wanted to hear his story. Not everyone grieves during death everyone deals with it in different ways.
Everyone gets sick and majority of the time they have one family member that is suffering from something bad. From my own experience it is my grandmother she has Dementia, which is a disease that causes her to forget people including herself. She has a nurse that comes to her house everyday and takes care of her. My mom also goes to her house everyday to check on her. My mother now has nerve problems because she is worried everyday about her mother and she thinks about her death everyday. My grandmother is a very strong person but her is a very bad disease to have and have side effects. My grandmother has panic attacks almost every week because she gets confused on whom her home attendant is.
The process of dying is very important because doctors deal with our family and friends and watching Near Death made me think of death and the way they treat our relatives. I find that it’s not fair what doctors do and how they treat people who are dying. What really caught my eye was how even though the doctors knew that the person they were taking care of was already dying or already dead they kept them in the ICU days and even weeks. They didn’t even resuscitate the people that were about to die and I thought ever since I was young I thought that doctors would always try to resuscitate the people that were dying no matter what state that the person is in. Beth explained death in a good way because she dealt with the process of dying in a way I would do it and I agree with everything she did until the end. She was never negative about the situation and she also talked to the doctors about being positive
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
HW#28
Comments:
For Kristin, Kristin I'm sorry about your aunt and I can compare with my grandma she has a disease very similar to her. My grandmother has dementia which makes her forget things too my parents want her to get the best nursing but they don't want her in a home. My favorite part was how you thought she would act like Morrie because i think that my grandmother would act the same way
Brittani and David haven't written the post yet, my mentor and my young student haven't commented and told me to tell you they will be a little late
For Kristin, Kristin I'm sorry about your aunt and I can compare with my grandma she has a disease very similar to her. My grandmother has dementia which makes her forget things too my parents want her to get the best nursing but they don't want her in a home. My favorite part was how you thought she would act like Morrie because i think that my grandmother would act the same way
Brittani and David haven't written the post yet, my mentor and my young student haven't commented and told me to tell you they will be a little late
Saturday, January 1, 2011
HW#27
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.
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.
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