Home Alone

“A swing and a drive. It’s back, way back there, going, going, I don’t believe it! That ball is outta here!” Mickey Mantle is known as the father of baseball’s “Tape measure Home Run,” meaning the ball was hit so far, they needed a tape measure to figure out how far the ball actually went. Ending his career with 536 homers, many of them flew out of the ballparks helped him earn his many respects as one of the best players baseball has ever seen. Growing up, Mantle was born in an extremely poor…

was conducted in an area that was primarily a middle class, low density area. They had five nursing homes to participate in the study. A nurse practitioner psychiatric consultation service was established to provide residents of five nursing homes with on-site assessment and follow-up treatment for behavioral and psychiatric problems. During that time 175 residents were referred by nursing home staff for agitation, disruptive behavior, depressive symptoms, or decline in activities of daily…

care of their relative’s needs. In such situations, many residents are placed into nursing homes. The theory behind nursing homes is that they are places of love and care for senior citizens and elderly inhabitants that may require special care. At the mention of nursing homes, many individuals will recall a depressing and dreary image. This image corresponds with the neglect that residents of such nursing homes are subjected to. They involuntarily become isolated from their family and friends,…

him on the things to consider when choosing a long-term facility for his mom, I know would help him to effectively deal with his mom lifetime disability. Choosing a nursing home for a family member can be one of the most difficult decision anyone ever has to make. The fact that a loved one has to move a family member from the home that they have known for over 20 years into long-term care means that he or she is in a vulnerable…

author’s, William Faulkner, home town of Lafayette County (Yoknapatawpha County) in Oxford,Mississippi. Here the Burdens family embark on their quest to bury the family matriarch Addie Burden in her hometown of Jefferson, but not without a variety of impediments and adversities. The area and values of the small town play a large role in impeding their goal and establishing…

cared for in the home by family, friends and the community. Additional support and guidance on daily challenges is also available from community nurses. Medical care is available from general practitioners who work with neurologists and psychiatrists to balance medication needs when behaviors exhibited by the individual become difficult to manage as the disease progresses. Once the disease has progressed to the point where caregivers are unable to continue, they are placed in care homes.…

Perfection For about a week I have tried to find the write words to explain to people what it is like to be a perfectionist. How would you describe it? Someone who strives to be perfect. Someone who everyone wants to be. A person who dose not stop until everything in there life is perfect. I only wish that was what perfection is like. You see “At its root, perfectionism isn’t really about a deep love of being meticulous. It’s about fear. Fear of making a mistake. Fear of disappointing others.…

little stability, emotional support or general 'life training ', foster children in Canada often fall into poverty when no longer supported by the system. Required to leave their foster homes at 18, most of these children have no clue how to pay bills, pay taxes, and upkeep a job and school at the same time, let alone cook for themselves (OACAS, 2012). Although Persaud and Norrington (2009) note they are given a monthly allowance if they stay in school, this allowance is not much more than what…

these people I still call to check on them even now that I am in the United States. Eager to pursuing my nursing career, I enrolled in the Home Health Aid programme when I first moved to the United States in 2011. After completing the course I worked in a nursing home and currently still…

I'd be glad to be your friend.” I turned to her and gave her a big smile. Jeanne grinned in return. We kept walking in a comfortable silence, enjoying the company of each other. A couple houses passed before we knew it; one of use was bound to go home first. “Oh, this is me. I'll see you tomorrow, Scout!” She called out turning and walking into her driveway. I waved goodbye, and kept walking. The light wind was my only company now. I walked in silence as I thought about the new friend I…