Hw#33

Anthony said...

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

Anthony said...

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 

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.

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hw#31

Anthony said...

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

Anthony said...

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.

Anthony said...

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.

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 

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 

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

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.