End Of Life Care Analysis

Somewhere around the beginning of March 2003 I lost a close family member of mine due to the improper medical care of some health professionals, such as nurses and doctors. This incident caused me to become interested in the subject of End of Life Care. End of Life Care is “the health care, not only that of a hospitalized patient in their last few days or minutes, but more broadly care of those with a terminal illness or terminal condition that has become advanced, progressive, and incurable”. (“en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-of-life_care”). In End of Life Care you have to recognize what specific treatments the patient wants. You also have to understand what wishes the family has on keeping the patient alive or whether they want to withdraw …show more content…
In light of this it should come as no surprise that a deep appreciation of life could be presented in any writing in which it would be appropriate. I have found that the, The Wasteland, has a lot of relations into dealing with End of Life care. And in The Wasteland, the fear of death is presented very straightforward in some lines and can be assumed by tone and context from others. Hand in hand with a fear of death must come the other part of the duo, and that is an appreciation or respect of life. This can occur in several forms but is often demonstrated by one trying to make the most of his or her life and savoring and cherishing every moment of it. A kind of vivid description of life and aspects of it that presents a bright image about some things which could be interpreted as an appreciation of life. Probably the most feared aspect of death is the fact that no matter what is done to be safe, healthy, and to try to avoid and prevent death, is that there are simply no guarantees. One person may smoke, drink, eat unhealthy and breathe bad air every day, all day, and yet outlive a person who avoids all of those things by years