Speak essay Speak is a story that follows a high school Freshman, named Melinda Sordino, as she goes through the five stages of grief. The reason she goes through the five stages of grief, is because she was raped at the beginning of her 9th grade year at a high school party. She was bullied for calling the cops on the guy who raped her at this party. Even though, the people didn't understand why she called them. Though she was harassed at school, her problems at home were just as bad.…
"The 7 Stages of Grieving still speaks to us. Wise, honest, tender, funny and eloquent, this work for solo performer still packs a punch" - Australian Stage The play, The 7 Stages of Grieving, was written by Deborah Mailman and Wesley Enoch. After 24 years, it is still as relevant and vital as ever in the fact that it conveys the grieving experienced by Aboriginals, thus the title. Directed by Jason Klarwein, this one-woman play starring Chenoa Deemal manages to convey dramatic meaning in its use of elements such as symbolism, space, costuming and technology.…
Bereavement relates to the deprivation of someone by death. For an individual, the death of a love one can be considered one of the greatest losses one may have. Nonetheless, an individual may also have feelings of bereavement when having other losses, such as the loss of health, the end of an important relationship, or health loss by someone close to the individual. Another healthy response to loss is grief. All individuals have different feelings of grief, but there are some particular stages to the process of mourning experienced by the individual.…
1. In the nursing study above, what lifestyle factors developed by Tom after his wife’s death have become dangerous to his health? There are several factors that Tom developed after his wife’s death that could be dangerous to his health.…
I must say, you’ve really come quite a long way from where you started. I was a little weary of you at first. In your early adventures, I found you to be an immature boy with a heart for mischief. Maybe it wasn’t just that you liked trouble, but you always seemed to find yourself in the midst of it. If I were you I would have stayed with the widow.…
Introduction My focus for my practice based-problem is interventions that reduce complicated bereavement symptoms that could result in major depression and complicated grief for elderly widows coping with spousal loss. For most middle-aged and older individuals, the death of a husband or wife is one of the most distressing life events (Wilcox et al., 2003). As a result, widowhood could lead to economic and health problems such as poverty, alcoholism, and high blood pressure (Wilcox et al., 2003). As a social worker, I want the community, family members, and health professionals of senior citizens to make available resources to help them cope with their loss and grief (Black & Dobbs, 2014).…
Describe the Situation: Grief is an individual’s natural coping mechanism when dealing with the loss of someone/something no longer in their life. As portrayed by Heart to Heart Hospice, “grief is the natural way we cope with loss” (When You Are Grieving, 2013). Heart to Heart Hospice, located in Indiana, Michigan and Texas, is a hospice agency that provides services for individuals with incurable illnesses and their loved ones. To obtain contact information, services provided or local agencies visit their website HearttoHeartHospice.com. The twenty-six Heart to Heart Hospice locations offers nursing and physician care, social services, occupational and speech therapy, homemaker services and pain management control to individuals with terminal…
A Loss Too Well Remembered This was a rather interesting assignment, one that I did not believe I would able to complete. I had so many ideas of what I wanted to write about, that is until I remembered my best friend. My very first best friend was more like a brother to me.…
Patients would come in up to three times a week over a number of months, sometimes even years. A large portion of the visits consisted of discussions that revolved around plans for the day, sharing stories, and even venting about personal problems, making it obvious that a friendship had developed between the two. It was so much more than just a routine interaction, as the uptight professionalism was replaced with casual conversations. The bond between a patient and occupational therapist is more complex than I had initially imagined, and the fact that an occupational therapist can play a part, no matter how small, in improving his or her patients’ lives excites and inspires me. When a patient chooses a therapist, he or she is being invited to participate in another’s life story.…
1. Why did you choose the event you did? I choose the remembered event of my Brother’s death because it is by far the most explicitly vivid image in my mind. I also found that putting my thoughts on paper was some way therapeutic to what I have been carrying around for the last 15 years.…
S: Client stated “I hid the flowers good.” O: The client participated in an occupational therapy (OT) session for 2 hours. The client was well dressed and groomed. She participated in all activities and did not require any cues or prompts to attend to the activities.…
The next time I attended a camp at CRG it was just me and my two other siblings. My parents and Anthony were left at home. This time, when I stepped onto the campsite, there was no snow and it was warm enough to wear shorts and a t-shirt, but I was nervous to be attending Sibling Camp for the very first time. Without Holland, who was also attending the camp, it would have taken longer to break away from my shyness. She had already known most of the kids our age…
Bereavement practices vary depending on a person’s cultural background. If a cultural tradition or practice is overlooked or not done, it can have a devastating impact on the person or persons grieving and result in unresolved loss and lack of closure (Minority Nurse, 2013). People of various cultural backgrounds hold the expectation that healthcare workers understand their culture. Care can be viewed view in a negative way if one is insensitive to a person’s unique needs. When patients and their families and healthcare workers come from different cultures, poor communication and misunderstandings can occur (Minority Nurse, 2013).…
Grief has been both my downfall and my saving grace. No one knows how to grieve properly or correctly, but the one thing I learned from grieving at a very young age, is that grief is love; specifically, unconditional love. This unconditional love towards someone (or in my case, many people) pours out as a sign of loneliness and yearning just to hold them and hug them one final time. I understand that losing people is a part of life and can’t be avoided, but growing up, I thought my world had turned upside down when I lost the two most important people to me. Three weeks prior to my tenth birthday, my Nana passed away from Alzheimer’s Disease.…
The pain of loss Death is a scary word for most people. My aunt was one of the greatest women I had ever met. So I questioned God daily. Why does he let such bad things happen to such good people?…