Chronic Disease Case Study

• What factors do you think influence how you would react to being diagnosed with a chronic disease? If I was diagnosed with a chronic or fatal disease I would be more concerned about the impact it would have on my family, rather than myself. My mother has survived numerous horrific deaths of loved ones throughout her life, including my late father. It’s reoccurring a nightmare of mine to imagine the grief she would have to go through if I was gravely ill or deceased.
• How much sacrifice of normality and quality of life in the present would you be willing to make to add several years to your life? My grandmother is nearly 100 years-old, and currently resides in a home for the elderly. Every other week, I make the journey back to my hometown to visit her. Unfortunately, her health is rapidly declining as a result of dementia. For nearly two years she has been unable to walk, and her …show more content…
I developed that disease from a combination of harassment from my peers and my internal need for perfection. I suffered for 5 years under the spell of his disease, and it left me with severe consequences. I developed a type II heart-block and pancreatitis from Anorexia Nervosa, and I nearly died twice. I spent a frequent amount of time in the hospital during the end of middle school and early high school. It wasn’t until I was strapped to hospital bed and being force-fed through an IV that I realized the damage I had done to my body. It was not worth destroying myself to appease the judgements and expectations of society. It has been a long, laborious road to recover from the disease. However, I have a high expectation of relapse considering the disease is also an addiction. Although, through therapy I have developed tools to combat my urges. I believed, I came out of the situation stronger and more perceptive than I was before. During high school I held seminars in various districts to raise awareness about eating