https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h Olivia Lehr HCE padlet en-us 2021-11-15 14:55:10 UTC 2021-11-15 18:12:52 UTC hello@padlet.com oplehr https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891513374 “I began to realize that coming in such close contact with my own mortality had changed both nothing and everything. Before my cancer was diagnosed, I knew that someday I would die, but I didn’t know when. After the diagnosis, I knew that someday I would die, but I didn’t know when. But now I knew it acutely. The problem wasn’t really a scientific one. The fact of death is unsettling. Yet there is no other way to live.”  -Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air ]]> 2021-11-15 15:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891513374 oplehr https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891514317 I think what he meant by this is that you live every day, somedays you live more than others but you must accept the fact that you will eventually die. It is easier to accept this when you assume it will be later on in life and its not a significant worry in the moment. However, a diagnoses can quickly turn into a death threat. The unknown that each new day will bring can cause anxiety and fear in anyone who has been told their prognosis... it is up to you to live until you're done or to give up and wait for your body to give up too. ]]> 2021-11-15 15:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891514317 oplehr https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891515088 “The tricky part of illness is that, as you go through it, your values are constantly changing. You try to figure out what matters to you, and then you keep figuring it out. It felt like someone had taken away my credit card and I was having to learn how to budget. You may decide you want to spend your time working as a neurosurgeon, but two months later, you may feel differently. Two months after that, you may want to learn to play the saxophone or devote yourself to the church. Death may be a one-time event, but living with terminal illness is a process.” -Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air ]]> 2021-11-15 15:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891515088 oplehr https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891515518 Some days you're going to feel really good and other days, reality catches up to you and can totally flip your mood and viewpoints upside down. It is so difficult to have the energy to keep going when you sometimes feel as if there is no point. grieving death is one thing but grieving the days up to your own death is a whole new ballpark. Some days you may feel like you have started all over and other days you are dwelling on the past and wishing things could be different for the sake of your family, your life, and your own well being. ]]> 2021-11-15 15:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891515518 oplehr https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891519736 This book really related to what we have learned so far in healthcare ethics. the biggest relation I would say this book relates to is the topic of futility and end of life care/preparation. I mostly related this reading to futility, before this class I didn't really know what futility was so as I was reading I was unable to many any sort of connection. Fortunately, we recently learned about futility and it relates to the situation in this book. I think imminent futility is the biggest factor overall in this book because after receiving the devastating news, Paul was forced to live his everyday life knowing there Was nothing more that could be done and he just has to accept that he was dying and his future was unclear to what was to come or how the process would work as his illness progressed. ]]> 2021-11-15 15:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891519736 oplehr https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891521125 Because I want to be a nurse... as a future nurse I think it is so so so important to read and understand sometimes viewpoints as they are experiencing the end of their life. I have not had this personal experience so when I am there to support them, I cannot pretend that I know what it is like to be going through what they are. After reading this book and getting a deeper understanding and view into the personal feelings of someone going through this not only helps me understand but it is also helps me come up with ways to help patients cope. I also think this is significant for my future career as a nurse because I can now see how difficult the reality of this type of situation can be... and unfortunately, it is a reality for more people than it should be. ]]> 2021-11-15 15:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891521125 oplehr https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891522916 2021-11-15 15:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/oplehr/cvl79j2ktg2b927h/wish/1891522916