The first person that I interviewed was my mother. I asked her to tell me the story of my own birth which I have heard many times. Some of the really interesting things about my won birth that my mother told me was that she was only in labor with me for 3 hours. Usually a women is in labor for about 8 hours and mine was a significant difference of 5 hours. I was also told that I was a week early. I was supposed to be born october 31 1994, but i was born october 24th 1994. Since I was the second child my mother said that it was not as painful as when my brother was born since she had already experienced birth once before.
What is more scary to a mother, the birth while it is happening or the days leading up to the birth?
I interviewed my mother again but about my brothers birth. When I asked about who's was more painful she told me that it wasn't even a question that my brothers was much more painful. Since he was the first child she had never experienced birth before my brother. She described it as much more uncomfortable then painful. She also told me that just knowing she was doing all this to have a child made it worth it. She disregarded all other distractions and the whole time was just thinking about having a family who she would love and would love her.
Why do parents cherish the moment of birth so much rather then the process?
The last person that i interviewed was my aunt. She told me that her first experience with birth was when she had my older cousin. She told me that it was actually a scarey experience for her. It was scary for her because there was a problem with the birth process that she preferred i did not talk about but she did say i could say it was a life or death situation. In these type of situations i think that sometimes it might not be worth if if you go through that whole process and in the process your most prized thing in life dies. It is not worth going through all the painful memories.
When a child's life is in danger during birth who should have the say on what to do in the situation?
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
HW 34 - Some Initial Thoughts On Birth
Some things that i would like to know about birth is the whole process in particular. I want to know whether a child who is born in their own home will be different then a child who was born in a hospital. If that is so then why does this happen? It could be because the environment is more comfortable in a way although the baby may not know it, it could have a big impact on their life. In my opinion since the baby is so young then I don't think that it has much of an impact to them. But the way that the parent chooses to shape their child's attitude has a huge impact on them because the child learns its attitude from their parents. If your parents are rude and disrespectful then they will show their son to have an attitude just like that.
I also wanted to elaborate on the thought that chris talked about on his post. He wanted to know if a child who was born into a rich family was more celebrated rather then a child who was born into a poor family. I do think that it is more celebrated for a rich family because they can afford it. When a poor family has a child they think of it as more money that they have to waste. A rich family doesn't worry about the expenses because they feel that in their situation money isn't a problem so it gives them more of an opportunity to cherish their child. But this may not be true with all family's because some might want a kid so much that all the work they do to keep their child happy is worth it just as long as their child is having a good life.
I also wanted to elaborate on the thought that chris talked about on his post. He wanted to know if a child who was born into a rich family was more celebrated rather then a child who was born into a poor family. I do think that it is more celebrated for a rich family because they can afford it. When a poor family has a child they think of it as more money that they have to waste. A rich family doesn't worry about the expenses because they feel that in their situation money isn't a problem so it gives them more of an opportunity to cherish their child. But this may not be true with all family's because some might want a kid so much that all the work they do to keep their child happy is worth it just as long as their child is having a good life.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
HW 32 - Thoughts following illness & dying unit
The most nightmarish practices around illness and dying in my opinion are probably dying alone. The scariest thing in my opinion is dying alone because dying itself is very scary thing. But when your all alone and have no one to comfort you that makes it even worse. Just imagine literally being the most scared you have been ever and not having anyone around you to assure you that things will be okay and that they are there for you. I don't even think that I would want to go through that process without someone. I don't think I could go through it without someone. My father told me that when his father was dying he was there with him for his remaining days and to his father that meant the world to him. Being there during someones last moments could be the best thing you have done for this person and you wouldn't even know it, just to have you there could be the great ending to the final chapter of someones life.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
HW 31 - Comments 3
Harry,
I think that your topic was very interesting. I was thinking about chosing this topic since it is such a controversial issue in this country as you stated in the post. I feel like you really got a good grasp of this topic. I think your best line was, "When interviewing my family friend about the care he received in the hospitals in California, he too recalled that the treatment he finally received was "lucky" as well"
Evan,
I really think that this was a good idea for a project. I thought that your questions were very well thought out and deep. The way that the person you interviewed responded to your questions seemed to be with as much truth and as much clarity as possible. I felt like your best question was, "What do you do if you think a patient is making the wrong choose by giving up?"
Alex,
I thought that your topic had a really big impact on you. It seemed like this experience was very hard on you and changed how you thought about this issue. It really made me think more about this issue as well. I think that your most insightful line was, "to see something I can connect with better then anything else, which is another human, dying like that makes my stomach turn."
Chris,
I know the feeling of having a friend whos parent is like a parent to you. But i do not know the feeling of almost losing that person. I cant even imagine how your friend must feel about this situation. Since it was hard for you for him it must have been 10 times worse. I feel like your best line was, " I learn that illness and dying is apart of our daily lives and we are going to have to deal with it sooner or later."
I think that your topic was very interesting. I was thinking about chosing this topic since it is such a controversial issue in this country as you stated in the post. I feel like you really got a good grasp of this topic. I think your best line was, "When interviewing my family friend about the care he received in the hospitals in California, he too recalled that the treatment he finally received was "lucky" as well"
Evan,
I really think that this was a good idea for a project. I thought that your questions were very well thought out and deep. The way that the person you interviewed responded to your questions seemed to be with as much truth and as much clarity as possible. I felt like your best question was, "What do you do if you think a patient is making the wrong choose by giving up?"
Alex,
I thought that your topic had a really big impact on you. It seemed like this experience was very hard on you and changed how you thought about this issue. It really made me think more about this issue as well. I think that your most insightful line was, "to see something I can connect with better then anything else, which is another human, dying like that makes my stomach turn."
Chris,
I know the feeling of having a friend whos parent is like a parent to you. But i do not know the feeling of almost losing that person. I cant even imagine how your friend must feel about this situation. Since it was hard for you for him it must have been 10 times worse. I feel like your best line was, " I learn that illness and dying is apart of our daily lives and we are going to have to deal with it sooner or later."
Monday, January 17, 2011
HW 30 - Illness & Dying - Culminating Experiential Project
The aspect around illness and dying that I decided to explore what the average life expectancy for people with AIDS in the united states was. I wanted to explore this because I have someone close to me who has been living with this disease for about 14 years now. I wanted to compare his experience with living with aids and how long he has been living with it to how long the average american is living with AIDS. When I had the interview with this person they told me that they have been living with this disease and not letting it change how they lived their life.
Some information that I gathered was the actually life expectancy for an american living with AIDS. As much as I did not want to use this source(considering it was fox news) I did not see any reason for them to lie about this issue. The article tells us about the average life time of a person with aids. It was actually very surprising when i found out the life expectancy. The article states, " An American diagnosed with the AIDS virus can expect to live for about 24 years on average, and the cost of health care over those two-plus decades is more than $600,000, new research indicates."
The way that I explored this issue was through an interview with a family member with this disease. He has been living with the disease for 14 years. So according to this information he only has 10 years left(go forbid). When i told him about this pole he seemed not to surprised. He said that when he was diagnosed he was told he would'nt even live for that long. He actually made a joke that he was "glad to know he had more time". Although when he heard how much the health care was he was not surprised. He said that he of all people knew how expensive it was to get all the medical needs that he had to acquire.
Some information that I gathered was the actually life expectancy for an american living with AIDS. As much as I did not want to use this source(considering it was fox news) I did not see any reason for them to lie about this issue. The article tells us about the average life time of a person with aids. It was actually very surprising when i found out the life expectancy. The article states, " An American diagnosed with the AIDS virus can expect to live for about 24 years on average, and the cost of health care over those two-plus decades is more than $600,000, new research indicates."
What I learned about this was not only do people go about this disease differently but people with this disease live for different amounts of time. Depending on how bad it is will affect how long you have to live. I also learned that for a disease that kills you quickly it does give you a good amount of time to live, although 24 years is not a lot of time, it is if that is all you have and your making the best out of it.
What this shows about dominant social practices in our society is that different people go about different diseases in certain ways. Also that depending on how long you actually have completely affects your mindset on life. The reason this matters is because when your dying you usually want to die in peace. When you get a exact knowledge of how long you have to live, it affects the way that you can spend that time. If you realize you have a longer time then you have more time to do what you want when you want with who you want. All that this is showing is that in a way, knowing these things completely affects your level of happiness.
Monday, January 10, 2011
HW 29 - Reading and noting basic materials
Facing Terminal Illness:
People who have the terminal illness go about it much differently then their loved one who is watching them suffer from that illness. The person who has the disease will either want to live the rest of their remaining days care free or they will be worrying about dying and live their last few days alive with stress. The person who is watching their loved one go through this usually is stressing the situation. In my opinion the best way to live your remaining days is in pure happiness, do what you want when you want and don't people tell you your not allowed to do it. Although I am saying this now I will never know how I really feel about living my last days until that time actually comes around, when it does my opinion on this issue could completely change. In the book tuesdays with morrie by Mitch Albom, Morrie choses to live his remaining days in happiness and without negative thoughts. On page 37 Morrie says, "I know, Mitch. You mustn't be afraid of my dying. I've had a good life, and we all know it's going to happen".
Paying for medical care:
Paying for medical care has always been a huge problem for people living in the united states. It has always been hard for people to get health care here but in other countries they don't worry about getting the medical care that they need. In the movie sicko one man had to choose which finger he wanted to get put back on after he lost 2 because he couldn't afford both. In some other countries if you lost a finger they put it back on without any questions. The health care companies actually makes more more money if they deny people health care. Some past presidents haven't been to happy with the medical programs either since it's costing them money. President Richard Nixon stated, " I'm not to keen on these damn medical programs".(from the movie sicko).
Being sick:
Being sick is something that has always been dreaded by humans but it is dreaded more depending on how sick you are. When I interviewed my family member about his illness it didn't to be as horrible to them as I thought it would be. I guess that when your the one living with the illness it is easier to get used to. My own experience with being sick is that I just want it to be over with as soon as possible. Except for when I get sick on a school day, thats fine with me and i'm sure the same could be said for a lot of other kids. Even then though it isn't any fun because although I get to miss a day of school when everyone is out of school and hanging out I cant do that since I stayed home sick.
People who have the terminal illness go about it much differently then their loved one who is watching them suffer from that illness. The person who has the disease will either want to live the rest of their remaining days care free or they will be worrying about dying and live their last few days alive with stress. The person who is watching their loved one go through this usually is stressing the situation. In my opinion the best way to live your remaining days is in pure happiness, do what you want when you want and don't people tell you your not allowed to do it. Although I am saying this now I will never know how I really feel about living my last days until that time actually comes around, when it does my opinion on this issue could completely change. In the book tuesdays with morrie by Mitch Albom, Morrie choses to live his remaining days in happiness and without negative thoughts. On page 37 Morrie says, "I know, Mitch. You mustn't be afraid of my dying. I've had a good life, and we all know it's going to happen".
Paying for medical care:
Paying for medical care has always been a huge problem for people living in the united states. It has always been hard for people to get health care here but in other countries they don't worry about getting the medical care that they need. In the movie sicko one man had to choose which finger he wanted to get put back on after he lost 2 because he couldn't afford both. In some other countries if you lost a finger they put it back on without any questions. The health care companies actually makes more more money if they deny people health care. Some past presidents haven't been to happy with the medical programs either since it's costing them money. President Richard Nixon stated, " I'm not to keen on these damn medical programs".(from the movie sicko).
Being sick:
Being sick is something that has always been dreaded by humans but it is dreaded more depending on how sick you are. When I interviewed my family member about his illness it didn't to be as horrible to them as I thought it would be. I guess that when your the one living with the illness it is easier to get used to. My own experience with being sick is that I just want it to be over with as soon as possible. Except for when I get sick on a school day, thats fine with me and i'm sure the same could be said for a lot of other kids. Even then though it isn't any fun because although I get to miss a day of school when everyone is out of school and hanging out I cant do that since I stayed home sick.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
HW 28 - Comments 2
For Evan,
I am sorry to hear that you have two people who are close to you living with the same illness. One of your best lines in my opinion was the line where you said, "This problem she faces to day came from a lack of human knowledge on food during her life and resulted in her eating fatty food that clogged her arteries and is causing her to die". The reason i liked this line was because it shows that you had a good knowledge of this situation. Something you can work on is expanding a bit more on your thoughts. Overall good job though.
For Harry,
I was very interested through out your whole blog post and felt that you had a good understand of your family members situation. I feel like your most beautiful line was, "To recover from the situation, he embraced the fact that recovering from this stroke was a long term process, although he honestly admits that he first pushed it away". I liked this the most because it really shows that he was understanding with his situation and came to terms with the fact that he did have a stroke and had to deal with their situation. Great post overall.
-Max
I chose to use harry since my fellow group member did not do a post.
I am sorry to hear that you have two people who are close to you living with the same illness. One of your best lines in my opinion was the line where you said, "This problem she faces to day came from a lack of human knowledge on food during her life and resulted in her eating fatty food that clogged her arteries and is causing her to die". The reason i liked this line was because it shows that you had a good knowledge of this situation. Something you can work on is expanding a bit more on your thoughts. Overall good job though.
For Harry,
I was very interested through out your whole blog post and felt that you had a good understand of your family members situation. I feel like your most beautiful line was, "To recover from the situation, he embraced the fact that recovering from this stroke was a long term process, although he honestly admits that he first pushed it away". I liked this the most because it really shows that he was understanding with his situation and came to terms with the fact that he did have a stroke and had to deal with their situation. Great post overall.
-Max
I chose to use harry since my fellow group member did not do a post.
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