Isolation In Health And Social Care Essay

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Illness can drastically change the life of an individual. It changes the health, way of life, and social interactions of an ill person. Those who are sick must not only deal with the illness they have, but also the consequences of it. Perhaps one of the most complex impacts is the emergence of isolation. This isolation begins to create an unhealthy environment that does not allow for proper care to be granted. Patricia Stanley (2007) provides explanation of the various types of isolation that the ill encounter, and how this alienation works to prevent a cure. It is advocated by Stanley (2007) that in order to help heal those who are sick and minimize their sense of isolation, we must turn to the stories and narratives of the ill. Stanley (2007) emphasizes that the best way to generate a community focused on a cure, is to rely on memoirs, especially those of women, to understand how to remove isolation from the sick. Stanley (2007) is right in her categories of isolation and that the voices of others, with a spotlight on those of women, are vital to initiating a supportive community to cure those who are isolated from their illness.

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The act and feeling of isolation is part of being sick, therefore making it something that needs to be treated to properly heal the individual. Stanley (2007) offers three forms of isolation and how all these can be alleviated by communities focused on caring. These communities are formed in their understanding of the isolation, an understanding that comes from the stories and narratives of the ill. Stanley (2007) finds it crucial that the voices of women are used to create these caring communities from their narratives. I contend that Stanley (2007) accurately depicts the ways isolation affects the ill and that to cure this alienation, the stories of women are essential to build communities who can heal such

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